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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Franklin and Eleanor's offspring might have become first-class boors even without famous parents. Elliott wanted to be a "big man" and ended as a hard-drinking Rotarian in Arizona. Franklin Jr. drank copiously, served in Congress and was a distributor of Fiat cars. Anna Roosevelt feuded bitterly with her mother; her husband deserted her and killed himself. Collier catalogs these events in a plodding, too decorous way, but his problem is basic: with the exception of Eleanor and the two great Presidents, these Roosevelts were an uninspired group who, in the end, weren't much of a dynasty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: Growing Up Roosevelt | 7/25/1994 | See Source »

...Chicago Beverage (beer distributor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Payback Time | 6/27/1994 | See Source »

...Johnson Bros. Liquor Co. (St. Paul, Minnesota, beverage distributor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Payback Time | 6/27/1994 | See Source »

...Eber Bros. Wine and Liquor Corp. (Rochester, New York, liquor distributor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Payback Time | 6/27/1994 | See Source »

...appear at Woodstock II -- a "holy war" over outrageous ticket prices has broken out, forcing the music industry to choose up sides. Last month Pearl Jam, the popular alternative-rock band from Seattle, called down the wrath of the U.S. Department of Justice against Ticketmaster, by far the largest distributor of sports and entertainment tickets in the U.S. (1993 volume: 52 million tickets). Pearl Jam claims that Ticketmaster has a near monopoly over tickets and charges inflated service fees, which can range from a typical $4 a ticket to $18 for the hottest acts. Fred Rosen, ceo of Ticketmaster, indignantly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rock 'N' Roll's Holy War | 6/20/1994 | See Source »

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