Word: coverer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...From the cover of Time to Bill Moyers's reports on CBS, the problems of inner-city ghettos have moved to the forefront of public attention in the last decade. The rates of crime, out-of-wedlock births, female-headed house-holds and joblessness in the inner cities rose drastically throughout the 1970s and 1980s, to the growing concern of politicians and public policy makers...
...Oswald's death, at the hands of Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby, Scheim sees an attempt by the Mafia to cover its tracks by preventing Oswald from divulging what he knew. Much of the argument here stems from Scheim's documentation of Ruby's underworld activity, including illegal gambling schemes, narcotics trafficking and prostitution...
...days his door is open, but he spends the hours sipping coffee in his deserted shop, while his two dozen employees slump behind counters of glittering gold, olive-wood crucifixes and brass trinkets. Business is down more than 50% since the intifadeh began, and Lama's income does not cover his monthly overhead. But he still pays his workers. "What can we do, let their families starve?" he asks...
Since Panama uses U.S. dollars as its currency, the sanctions have managed to reduce drastically the supply of circulating money. But most of the country's 2.3 million people have evidently found ways to cover the necessities and then some. Discotheques are still crowded on Friday nights, and home-video rentals are booming. Some consumers are even finding bargains as businesses compete for scarce dollars by offering bonuses. One fast-food chain offers a double-size barrel of fried chicken for the price of a single, served up in what it calls the "crisis pack...
...COVER: The human body' s intricate defense network begins to yield its secrets...