Word: happening
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...only really devote my time to those companies that are willing to help our department. Now, if you'd like to make an initial gift of $1000, I'll be glad to talk with you and see what advice or help I can give to you." This may happen, Stare said, about ten times a year...
...does not happen very often, but sometimes, when the taxman bites, taxpayers bite back. Homeowners in Los Angeles County were stunned this July when they were hit with reassessments ranging up to 100%. The Angelenos rebelled. They staged protests, bombarded the county tax assessor with nearly 20,000 appeals and at a recent forum hooted Mayor Tom Bradley and other politicians right off the podium. Getting the thunderous message, the California state legislature empowered the Los Angeles County board of supervisors to reopen hearings on the budget...
...fault auto, product liability and medical malpractice insurance-may block that next step. He points to Great Britain, where "if you get raped, you get medical care and a government payment. Damage suits will soon be a relic of the past." Many lawyers are betting it will never happen...
...spent eight years on the ice-show circuit, married a dermatologist and, by last week, decided to put her career into the deep freeze temporarily. The reason: her first child, due in January. "We wanted to have a baby for a long time, but it just didn't happen," said Fleming, 28. "I decided to go back to work and start thinking about other things. Sure enough, it worked." Though she'll quit the Holiday On Ice troupe in three weeks, Peggy hinted at a short retirement. "I think I'll always be connected with skating...
...happen? The cause of the renewed U.S. oil binge is the economic recovery combined with a reckless return of American extravagance when it comes to energy. Even before the vacation rush began this year, motorists were using about as much gasoline as they had been in 1972, before the recession and the quintupling of foreign oil prices that drove the cost of gas to 60? or 70? per gal. at the pump (see chart...