Word: fannings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...result, most of the seats went to the privileged-members of the Communist Party, government officials and the cultural elite. Only 10% of the tickets were sold to the general public, and scalpers charged up to 200 rubles ($300) for a five-ruble ($7.50) ticket. One enterprising fan introduced himself at the box office as an aide to U.S. Ambassador Malcolm Toon and disappeared with four tickets reserved for the American embassy...
...billion, and to delay its start from Oct. 1 to Jan. 1. While that might seem to flout the message of Proposition 13, policymakers correctly judged that message to be a protest against rising prices as well as rising taxes. A big, early cut, they reasoned, would only fan inflation by deepening the budget deficit...
...biggest fan is Gerald C. Meyers, 50, chairman of American Motors Corp., which bought manufacturing rights to the Jeep from Kaiser Industries in 1970. Though the company lost an estimated $65 million on its conventional cars for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, AMC still posted a $36.7 million profit on sales of $2.6 billion. Most of that black ink comes from Jeeps...
John Cheever, author (Falconer, The Stories of John Cheever), speaking in Boston: "All literary men are Red Sox fans. To be a Yankee fan in literary society is to endanger your life...
...without a faculty chaperone. They threw a toga party on the 25th floor the night before. One of the members of their delegation posed as a teacher and signed them in. Chuck's problems have just begun. A staff member quietly turns away -- "The shit has really hit the fan...