Word: crash
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ineffectual President on the domestic level. Recent economic indicators would astound even the most skeptical. Since Bush has entered office, the unemployment has dropped to 5.1 percent; the trade deficit has fallen, exports exceeding imports by $1.8 billion during the last quarter; the stock market recently hit a post-crash high...
...National Transportation Safety Board and the FBI say it will take months to determine what caused the crash. But that has not stopped a rash of rumors from circulating in Pensacola, a town of 60,000 where Gulf Power is one of the biggest employers. Many thought the crash was caused by either suicide or sabotage and is linked to the investigation. The speculation was fueled by a telephone call made to the local sheriff's office three hours after the plane went down. "You can stop investigating Gulf Power now," said an anonymous caller. "We took care of that...
...Pensacola graphic artist who worked for Gulf, traveled to Atlanta but disappeared prior to a scheduled appearance before the grand jury. A month later, former Gulf Power director Robert McRae and his wife were found shot to death at their home in Graceville, Fla. In the weeks since the crash, three dead yellow birds -- which Levin believes are Mafia-style warnings not to divulge the substance of his last conversation with Horton -- have been deposited outside the attorney's home and office, and there have been threats on his life. Last week, in the company of five security guards, Levin...
...story behind Horton's imminent dismissal. Executives of Gulf Power and Southern have clammed up, refusing to give more information until authorities determine the cause of the mishap. One thing is sure: no matter what the investigation turns up, many people in Pensacola will insist that the crash that killed Jake Horton was no accident...
...week, Washington had good news: the Producer Price Index rose ! by a moderate 0.4% in April, a smaller leap than most experts had feared. Wall Street responded Friday by pushing the Dow Jones industrial average up 56.82 points to 2439.70, its highest level since the October 1987 crash. But when the sharp increases that took place during the first four months of the year are taken into account, wholesale prices are still zipping upward at a rapid 9% annual rate. The conflicting trend lines -- down in retail sales, up in producer prices -- heightened concerns about a return of 1970s-style...