Word: gypsum
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...complex near Luxor, it is threatened by landslides from a nearby mountain. The most likely remedy is a + chain-link fence to protect the monument from falling rocks. Meanwhile, the Polish Center of Archaeology in Cairo has been doing restoration work on parts of the temple. One project: using gypsum to patch up and refinish a statue of the god Osiris...
...April, Wickes picked up $3 million when it was rebuffed by Dallas-based National Gypsum. Wickes also wins by winning. The company has successfully acquired three small firms this year, including the Homecrafters Warehouse chain. Says Sigoloff, who now has $1.5 billion in spending money: "You'll be hearing from us again...
Last year offered a few random lucky breaks instead of any smart-money trends. Indeed, the hottest property on the N.Y.S.E. was Allied Products, a Chicago agricultural-equipment maker that bucked an industry slump by producing cultivating implements designed to help farmers cut energy costs. Republic Gypsum, a Dallas manufacturer of wallboard and asphalt roofing, thrived on the Sunbelt's homebuilding boom. California's Mattel bounced back from last year's worst-performers list by turning away from electronic games in favor of dolls like those in its deliriously successful Masters of the Universe line. Rollins Environmental Services, a Wilmington...