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Dates: during 1980-1989
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PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia--Millions of Czechoslovakians ignored government pleas and joined a nationwide general strike yesterday in the largest and most dramatic demonstration for democracy and an end to Communist Party rule...
...end of 1988, Bond was trying to shift more than $9 billion in debt. When payment on Sotheby's bridging loan of $27 million fell due, he could not meet it, and Sotheby's rolled it over for another year...
...after it was issued, Bond had found a tax loophole. Under Australian tax law, you could lease any asset -- say, a tractor -- from its owner and get a tax deduction for all payments of principal and interest, as long as you had no right to the asset at the end of the term. (The law, needless to say, was framed to help undercapitalized businesses that cannot afford new tractors, not financiers who want to turn a Manet into a tax loss.) Bond had the Manet from Chemical on such an operating lease and got tax write- offs on it that...
Then there are his work habits. His days begin with daily Mass at 6 a.m and end with paperwork at midnight. He will leave no memo or chart or report unturned that could contribute to victory. On top of all that, Holtz is widely regarded as one of the game's finest technicians, along with Joe Paterno of Penn State and Bobby Bowden of Florida State. Says Bill Walsh, who was viewed as a tactical genius while coaching the San Francisco 49ers: "Lou has great command of game situations and the game itself...
What adds a quaint, almost innocent flavor to this bygone controversy is the outmoded notion that department stores wait patiently until the end of Thanksgiving to unveil Santa's workshop. Now, of course, four-year-olds are still gorging on Halloween candy when the Saturday-morning ads begin their incessant shilling for Christmas toys. In a nation where the mall never palls and seven-days-a-week shopping seems enshrined as a civic religion, Thanksgiving stands out as an oasis of tranquillity and a reminder of the values that once tempered America's materialism. This Thursday give thanks...