Word: harleys
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...through his teenage life unblemished by bitterness and remorse, leaving a trail of warmth and good cheer in his wake. Whether he's conning his friends out of valuable baseball cards in order to complete a series of the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers, dreaming about biking through Europe on a Harley after graduation, fantasizing about what it's like to have a girlfriend, he gallops his way into our hearts. Although his altruism and sincerity may be occasionally overemphasized. Rocky's inveterate likeability serves the purpose of convincing us that he is no different from anyone else. Rocky comes Bogdanovich...
...retired general held his head high for the 200 reporters and photographers at his press conference at Manhattan's Harley Hotel last week. Pale and tired-looking but firm of voice, he claimed victory in his $120 million libel suit against CBS. Although William Westmoreland had withdrawn his case and had won no money, no vindication by a jury and no retraction, he said that a joint statement issued by him and the network had provided the affirmation of his honor that he had sought. The statement said, in part, "CBS respects General Westmoreland's long and faithful service...
...decision on steel leaves the Reagan Administration with a mixed record on trade issues. In the spring of 1983, the President agreed to sharply higher tariffs on Japanese motorcycles to assist Harley-Davidson, the sole remaining U.S. motorcycle maker. Three weeks ago, though, he refused to protect the copper-mining industry with quotas that would have restricted imports from Chile, Peru, Zaïre and other copper-producing countries. The President has staunchly advocated free trade in speeches, but sometimes, like last week, he has compromised in its practice...
...thought is momentarily interrupted as a graybeard Kerouac beat screams past on a Harley, one of the 174,671 registered motorcycles in town. One of the things he no doubt likes best about the place is that it does not require you to wear a helmet. California recognizes a man's right to bare his brains at all times...
...leveraged buyouts can be risky if a company does not earn enough to pay the interest on the huge loans that have been taken out. Debt payments can also divert funds away from investment in new equipment and research and development. A group of managers at Harley-Davidson, the motorcycle manufacturer, bought the company from AMF in a leveraged buyout in 1981, but racked up big losses the following year and had to ask for protection from Japanese competitors...