Word: headful
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...member Cabinet that included eleven representatives of officially sanctioned minor parties that have begun to wean themselves from Communist domination. Modrow also announced the establishment of "the rule of law," "protection from the law," and "freedom from fear." As a step toward these reforms, the government ousted the head of the dreaded Ministry of State Security, slashed the ministry's personnel by 10% and renamed the department the Office of National Security...
...dolphins in the Hyatt program are juveniles, but adult male dolphins can be rough with humans and even sexually aggressive with women, whom they can easily distinguish from men. William Evans, a former head of NMFS, worries about the risk of injury to people from the 200-kg (about 450-lb.) fast-moving mammals as they become accustomed to people. "Familiarity breeds contempt," says Evans. "I've been slammed and bammed a bit, and I know of a few trainers hurt badly enough to put them in the hospital." If dolphin swim programs avoid such potential hazards by relying...
...into whether Scott Aviation, a defense contractor based in Lancaster, N.Y., sold the Navy smoke-protection gear that the company knew did not work as intended. Since 1981 the Navy has purchased more than 450,000 of Scott's Emergency Escape Breathing Devices, hoodlike units that fit over the head and neck to provide breathable air while blocking the entry of toxic fumes. They are now used on virtually all naval vessels except submarines...
...dispute erupted in September, when Sony recruited Guber and Peters to head Columbia for $2.75 million in annual salaries plus profit-sharing bonuses. Sony also agreed to pay $200 million for Guber-Peters Entertainment, which the two men operate. Warner Bros. responded with a $1 billion suit against Sony for inducing Guber and Peters to break their Warner contract. Said Ed Atorino, who follows the entertainment industry for the Wall Street firm Salomon Bros.: "Sony didn't read the fine print. Warner made them...
Sotheby's feels it is being arraigned for the crime of high success. David Nash, head of its Fine Arts division, told the Washington Post that critics, far from being elitist, have "a hostile proletarian attitude toward our business." (Let 'em eat Braque.) But auction-house pretensions to be self- regulating have collided with the skepticism of Angelo Aponte, New York City commissioner of consumer affairs...