Word: forded
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Originally written in the '50s and now a cult classic, the story is dark and morbid. Thompson has created an eerie character in Lou Ford, a nice normal guy with a devious and demented psychology lying just below the surface...
Everybody in town likes Deputy Sheriff Lou Ford, the kind of guy who'll always lend a hand and is good with the children. Sure, he's a little intense sometimes, but no more than most people. But Lou Ford is far weirder than the people of Central City think. He's losing his ability to control "the sickness." Recent events have brought back the urge to kill and to purge himself of his twisted past...
After asking how many listeners in the audience would like to be chief executive officers of a company like his own, Donald Petersen, chief executive officer of Ford Motor Co., said, "For all of you would be C.E.O.s, one prerequisite is stamina...
Petersen said that while in Italy he was promised an answer on Ford's bid to buy Alfa Romeo by November 1. "Whether we acquire Alfa Romeo or not," he said, "at least we know we've made an effort...
...response to a question from the audience about the future of Ford in South Africa, Petersen said that as long as there is any chance for a peaceful resolution to the problem of apartheid, the Ford Motor Co. would continue to carry on business in South Africa...