Word: gross
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Greg Gross...
Carter denounced the tacky deal as "a misleading scheme designed to bilk the public" and "gross commercialization." Undeterred, Investor J.D. Clements of Americus, Ga., boasted that he and his associates could make as much as $15 million in the event that all the land is bought. The group also has an option on another ten acres next to the Carter warehouse. Moreover, Clements said, Mrs. Spann stands to "get a percentage of everything we sell over the original half acre." It was a disagreeable bit of business for Jimmy, but hardly more than a tiny speck...
...being led by the powerful West German economy. In the first quarter, industrial production in West Germany was 3.3% higher than a year earlier, and new orders were up a thumping 17%. The country's five leading economic research institutes now predict that West Germany's gross national product, which fell 3.5% last year, will rise 5.5% this year. One concern: the mark has become so costly in terms of other currencies that many West German exports could become uncompetitive...
...their reputations were for real. Mike Kushma broke Chaikovsky's serve to open their match and went on to win the first set, 6-4; Lundy fell behind Bill Dutton, 5-1, at number two; and Shaw found himself trading games in a tight first set with Jon Gross at number four...
...quickly, the momentum switched. When he wasn't shouting obscenities, Gross was falling victim to Shaw's blazing serve and tough net play. Taking a pair of tie-breakers, Shaw...