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...approach is already working for small North Carolina companies. Under a fast track that U.S. bankruptcy Judge A. Thomas Small installed in 1987, firms file their reorganization plans within 90 days and average just six months in court. Spector Molding, a $3 million plastics company, made an even quicker getaway; it was in and out of Small's court in less than two months. "Cases like this are why the code was written," says Trawick Stubbs, the firm's attorney. "Congress has said, and I agree, that it's preferable to have reorganization and rehabilitation rather than liquidation...
...Queen's Road Central is the focal point of the toniest shopping and business district in one of the world's safest cities. But earlier this month, hundreds of terrified lunchtime pedestrians rushed for cover as four armed jewelry- store robbers opened fire to make their getaway with $1.3 million worth of gold and gems. Although two suspects were nabbed, the heist was one of the more spectacular of the 100-odd armed robberies committed in Hong Kong this year...
...overall trend to shorter vacations has turned cruises of two to five days into a hot ticket. "We needed total relaxation, but we couldn't be away for long because we have three children at home," says Nancy Brentlinger, who chose a three-night Bahamas tour for a quick getaway. For those with less time, there are "cruises to nowhere" with one or two days...
...April 14, 1991, armed robbers raided Amsterdam's state-run Van Gogh Museum at night, cut the alarm system and spent 45 minutes picking out 20 works by the Dutch Impressionist. Thanks to a flat tire on the getaway car, the heist was short lived. Among the loot recovered 35 minutes later: The Potato Eaters, which had also been stolen in 1988, from another Dutch museum. Total worth of the take: about $500 million -- assuming that such famous hot potatoes could have been resold...
...fatal gunshots that greeted him, well-wishers surged onto the plane to welcome the former First Lady. Under a plan worked out by the Philippine national police and a coterie of retired Marcos loyalists, Imelda was escorted to a holding room for immigration and customs checks -- then a quick getaway...