Word: credited
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Keeney and Leverett House Masters John and Judith Dowling described Pak's disappearance in the house newsletter on January 5. The announcement said Pak had used his credit card since the 17th...
MOST FRILLS ON A GOLDEN PARACHUTE Gerald Tsai, head of the Primerica financial-services firm, grabbed $40 million in severance when he sold the company, whose holdings include the brokerage firm Smith Barney, to Commercial Credit Group. Part of Tsai's deal: 120 hours free use of the corporate jet and a consulting contract that will pay him additional income for time he spends working in the office on his yacht...
...regain a sense of control over their lives. Compulsive buyers are urged to keep diaries of their moods, record when they hit the aisles, and call another member of the support group whenever they feel the craving. Among other recommendations: organize possessions, return unneeded merchandise, close credit accounts, don't shop when tired, enter stores armed with a list and exit after one hour...
...agreement elicited warm praise from Cuba, Angola and the U.S., which sees the protocol as the fruit of nearly eight years of artful, arduous negotiation by Crocker -- helped along toward the end by the new spirit of cooperation between Washington and Moscow. U.S. officials credit the Soviets for employing "cajolery and arm-twisting" that made the Cubans and Angolans more flexible, particularly during the crucial round of talks at which a withdrawal timetable was worked out. SWAPO welcomed the accord but expressed doubts about South African intentions. The only guarantee of Pretoria's keeping its word after signing the agreement...
...rock-'n'-roll rap on Boston's WBCN-FM to urge commuters to boycott Shell Oil. Pointing out that an affiliate of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group supplies fuel to South Africa's army and police, the deejay has persuaded more than 1,000 listeners to cut up their Shell credit cards...