Word: foundered
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Roberts disgusted many Americans as well as his own church, which ruled last month that Roberts' status is not, and never has been, that of a United Methodist clergyman. Above all, the horrendous PTL scandal has harmed the image of TV preachers. And still, PTL's dethroned and defrocked founder, Jim Bakker, struggles to stay onscreen. Last week he was forced to cancel a 19-city Farewell for Now tour after ticket sales proved nonexistent...
...founder of the Parents Music Resource Center, Tipper Gore spearheaded a campaign against offensive rock lyrics that culminated in widely publicized hearings in 1985 before her husband, Tennessee Democrat Albert Gore, and other lawmakers on the Senate Commerce Committee. Now that he is campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination, however, Gore does not want to alienate entertainment figures who are a rich source of funds for the party. So the Senator and his wife traveled to Hollywood last month for a not entirely harmonious gathering with music-industry executives. "The Gores looked on it as an opportunity to clear...
...Nieman Foundation's 1938 endowment--given in memory of Lucius Nieman, founder of the Milwaukee Journal--will not fund the new fellowships. Simons said that each international fellowship costs the foundation approximately...
...appeal of these fresh beers is more to yuppies than to connoisseurs. According to Matthew Reich, founder of the New Amsterdam Brewery, his typical customer is college educated, between 25 and 45, and earns at least $30,000 a year. Prices are upscale too, with microbrews selling in supermarkets for as much as $11.94 for six, as compared with $3.99 for light beer and $6.49 for imports. Many of the microbreweries have pubs attached, and much of the fun comes from gathering there, usually in view of copper brewing vats, and nibbling on such sturdy fare as chili, nachos...
...York center will hold a panel discussion to commemorate its inception, center founder and CUNY Distinguished Professor of History Martin B. Duberman said...