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...demolition crews; preservationists have staged all-night vigils; private security guards have barred the Gordon Group from access to the grounds. City Councilwoman Peggy Stevenson, who led last year's fight to declare the Garden Court Historic-Cultural Monument 243, decided later that the building should go-a flip-flop that, she insists, has nothing to do with CD's $2,500 contribution to her campaign...
...broker and finding out that the price has changed." Trying to make the point that the U.S. had not engaged in a maneuver designed to placate both Britain and Argentina, White House Spokesman Larry Speakes said, "This does not indicate any change in our basic position." Still, the embarrassing flip-flop was hardly an impressive show of U.S. resolve...
...result of Stallone's crazy days. Originally, this last installment of what he has always thought of as a trilogy was to be set in the Roman Colosseum, with the big fight against a Russian. But autobiography took over. Says Stallone: "I wanted to reveal the flip side of the fame game. We're conditioned to cope with failure, but there are no platitudes for dealing with success. Seven years had passed since Rocky. Panic and fear set in. I used those emotions to get back to the person I was before all the glamour and notoriety. Rocky...
Since 1973, the price of a 45 has risen from about $1 to as high as $1.99. At the same time, U.S. sales of singles have dropped 36%. By eliminating the flip side, CBS will reduce expenses. As a result, the new 45s will again sell for around...
Other record companies are watching the experiment, but some are skeptical. Says Dennis Fine, vice president of Arista Records: "I collected 45s, and I would hate to see flip sides disappear." To aficionados like Fine, a one-sided single would be as disconcerting as an economy version of Cracker Jack with no prize inside...