Word: expansionism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Greene became increasingly frustrated when Nice police showed little interest in following up the information that he gave authorities. Insisted former Police Superintendent François Guillon: "Big crime in Nice is practically nonexistent." Said Nice Mayor Jacques Médecin, who had encouraged the expansion of gambling in his...
For Americans by the millions, summer is that mellow and hazy season of beaches, baseball and, of course, beer. Yet for the folks who brew the U.S.'s favorite grownup beverage, the summer of 1982 has been anything but serene. American beermakers are engaged in the most ferocious free...
At the same time that Rozelle has been ramming his head straight into Davis and the Sherman Antitrust Act, he has also been trying end-around plays. Political football is not just an expression. The N.F.L.'s All-Stars lobbying team, featuring former Democratic National Committee Chairman Bob Strauss...
Banks, like many other sectors of the economy, are having troubles adjusting to slowing inflation. During the go-go years, bank officers often sought to stay competitive by rushing into trendy new investment schemes. They made too many loans to businesses that would remain viable only as long as the...
During the past five years, banks have rushed to loan billions of dollars to real estate developers in the highly cyclical, boom-bust business of commercial-office-building construction. In doing so, they have helped fuel a building expansion that real estate experts fear may soon collapse.