Word: edward
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...traumatic campaign. "It's been declining for ten years," said Chicago Political Consultant Don Rose, "but this is the most devastating blow." Eight of its 50 ward leaders actually endorsed Republican Epton. Many others who remained officially neutral ended up working against the party nominee, including Alderman Edward Burke, a ward leader on the Southwest Side. He spoke of the feelings of his white ethnic constituents: "They're afraid of what might happen, and that fear is not unrealistic...
Meanwhile, lawyers for Amos Massa and Thomas O'Malley, two of Williams' convicted co-defendants and former Teamsters' pension fund trustees, submitted an affidavit from former FBI Agent H. Edward Tickel, a 14-year bureau veteran and surreptitious-entry expert, to support their claim that some of the evidence in the conspiracy case was obtained illegally. Tickel, 42, alleges that he made three "black bag" break-ins into the Chicago offices of Co-Defendant Allen Dorfman in late 1978 or early 1979, before the FBI had obtained court approval to conduct telephone tapping and bugging...
...found kids wanting to learn and teachers wanting to teach to a greater degree than we had expected," says Edward J. Meade Jr., who directs the foundation's precollege educational programs. What made the schools fight to improve? The basic reason was pride, which was evoked by strong leadership. The resurgence was often crystallized around an outspoken and energetic principal who galvanized students, parents and community. Reports Meade: "In some cases the motivation was as simple as, 'We were known as the lousiest school in town, and we don't want to be the lousiest school...
Allied Chairman Edward Hennessy, 55, eventually won the battle by taking over Bendix and has since pushed out former Bendix Chairman William Agee, 45. Pownall, meanwhile, has added the title of chairman to that of president and chief executive officer of Martin Marietta. His company has issued new stock and sold off chemical, cement and mining interests to reduce the staggering $1.3 billion debt largely built up during the takeover defense. But Wall Street has voiced its confidence in Pownall by pushing up Martin Marietta's stock from 33⅛s, its price at the beginning of the battle...
Maidenform has now replaced its ad agency, Creamer Inc., with Wyse Advertising. President Lois Wyse, who has written 30 volumes of love poetry, says her campaign will emphasize "romance rather than blatant sexuality." Maidenform, though, insists that it will continue to display its products in its ads. Says Edward Kantrowitz, vice president for advertising: "The only way you can show our merchandise properly is to put it on models...