Word: fords
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Kennedy School of Government and the Ford Foundation have granted 15 local, state and federal government programs $100,000 each to reward their creative and effective problem-solving methods...
...real concern is that the Chinese will learn what they need to learn, and then show GM the door." An announcement could come as early as next week on GM's billion-dollar-plus joint venture with state-owned Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. to build midsize cars in China. Ford Motor Co. is also waiting for word that it will be given the green light to go ahead with a plant in China...
...cocktail party during his playing days, when he would drink with Whitey (Ford), Billy (Martin) and Moose (Skowron) all night and then go out and play the next day, Mantle was once approached by a stranger, who, in tears, told Mantle that it was his lifelong ambition to meet the Mick. The fan told Mantle that Mantle gave him hope. Mantle, cordial as he always was, greeted his fan, all the while having no idea why it would be anyone's lifelong ambition to meet...
...Simpson wants his Calvin Klein underwear back. He also wants the garage door opener, golf shoes and other items that police seized from his Ford Bronco. According to documents filed Monday by Simpson attorney Carl Douglas, the former football star got his passport and Hall of Fame ring back after he was acquitted of murder, but prosecutors have refused to return anything else. Among them: the famous handgun, fake beard and mustache; two cassettes ("Too Funky" and "Frank Sinatra Duets"); various membership cards (Hertz, West Hills Country Club, Blockbuster Video and a "Hooters VIP" card) and $3.93 in change...
...case hasn't helped Ford because, after an initial spurt, the sale of white Broncos actually declined during the first eight months of the trial. Nor did that case have a noticeable effect on the Akita dog business. The people at Hertz tell me their Simpson connection has not altered normal growth in profits and revenues one way or the other. Orange juice has enjoyed record sales, but a spokesman for the industry doubts the ex-defendant can take any credit...