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Word: elvises (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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For the casinos, entertainment is a lure, a come-on to entice gamblers through the doors; the value of an act is measured by how much it raises the "drop," the total volume of bets on the gaming floors. Five years ago, even a fee of $100,000 or more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Are the Stars Out Tonight? | 8/9/1982 | See Source »

James F. Neal, 52, chief prosecutor at Watergate conspiracy trial whose closing arguments clinched convictions of Mitchell, Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mardian. With sarcasm, he accused defendants of switching their view of "good John Dean" to "mean John Dean" after Nixon's counsel told the truth. Now practicing law in Nashville...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aftermath of a Burglary | 6/14/1982 | See Source »

To music buffs, the flip side of a 45-r.p.m. record is as alluring as the hit side. It is a freebie, a mystery song that might become a chart buster in its own right. Elvis Presley's Hound Dog, for example, was on the back side of Don...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dividends: Flipless Discs | 5/24/1982 | See Source »

It remains to be seen whether evidence collected after the shooting by FBI agents from Hinckley's room at Washington's Park Central Hotel and at his parents' home in Evergreen, Colo., will prove more of a boon to the prosecution or the defense. Among the items...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Loser of a One-Man Race | 5/17/1982 | See Source »

Some of those houses are already preparing for a siege by selling directly to customers: cookbooks in gourmet shops, tax guides in banks. Most have pared their lists dramatically to lower costs. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich has cut back from 110 titles in 1970 to 70 books this year. Says Jovanovich...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Hard Times in Hard-Cover Country | 3/22/1982 | See Source »

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