Word: fields
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Tacho greatly expanded the family's wealth, although he did not always manage it well; some of his companies were so poorly run that they failed to turn a profit. Moving into the banking field with ownership of the Banco de Centroamerica, he heavily mortgaged his properties in Nicaragua in order to make available large amounts of cash. These funds were then shuttled through a network of interlocking companies in the U.S. and the Caribbean. Through such maneuvering, Somoza acquired his mansion in Miami Beach, which is officially owned by a company based in the Virgin Islands, two posh...
...among companies that make skates and related equipment. Until recently, the industry consisted of three or four firms that together had seldom sold more than a million pairs a year. Now skate sales are running at about 300,000 pairs a month, and new suppliers are plunging into the field...
With the disco and physical fitness manias both playing such a large part in the sport's growth, skating has attracted not only sporting goods outlets but also major retailers like Macy's and Marshall Field. They now sell not only skates but also items of rolling paraphernalia like arm and knee pads priced at $5 to $15 a pair and $10 visors that light up at night for safety. Roller fashions are also in demand. Chicago Designer Roberta Jakus' "Roller Rinx" line of satin, spaghetti-strap tank tops and shorts and jackets are selling...
...wandering and deprivation. Says Migrant Maria Covarabuis, a mother of five: "I want for my children to go to school and college and have a better future." In Palmyra, one teacher wears a T shirt that symbolizes the program, with a picture of a rising sun behind a green field. Underneath is written: MIGRANT EDUCATION, HARVEST OF HOPE...
Remember to watch for dropped flies, pop-ups, surprisingly bad performances by superstars, a bad throw from right field by Dwight Evans, and very probably a sprained ankle--or more likely--a fractured ulna or battered hip or broken tibia. These are the curses which blow in from Cleveland, land of the perverse and mindbending mysterious. These are the kind of things which only happen in conjunction with Cleveland...