Word: ince
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Black students take over Massachusetts Hall in protest of Harvard's investments in companies that do business in the former Portuguese colony of Angola. Alleging that the University investments in corporations such as Gulf Oil Inc. "facilitate the daily slaughter of Africans," the protesters hold a "mill-in" at University Hall in February. When President Derek C. Bok announces in April that Harvard will not sell its stock, 33 students occupy Massachusetts Hall, forcing the first-years who live there relocate to a nearby hotel...
...company, Fertility & Genetics Research Inc., seemed promising. But the procedure was cumbersome--it involved flushing embryos out of the uterus of the egg donor--and was soon eclipsed by in-vitro fertilization. Ultimately the venture failed. Indeed, Seed in recent years appears to have suffered some financial reversals. Until last summer he and his third wife Gloria lived in a two-story Victorian house in Oak Park. But the bank foreclosed on their $341,000 mortgage, and they were forced to move to a modest bungalow in nearby Riverside. "I had a beautiful house," sighs Seed. "It's very difficult...
...despite criticism from the likes of Crouch, Tealuxe has had phenomenal success. Bruce Fernie, owner and chair of Consumer Retail Inc., whose business includes Tealuxe, is aiming for large-scale expansion...
...Employees of North Pole, Inc. Re: Wages and other matters...
...saving billions of dollars annually. Rudolph, you'll continue to guide my sleigh every year, not just foggy nights. We must remain vigilant on costs. But management--that's me--believes the days of wholesale downsizing are fast approaching an end for leading-edge companies like North Pole, Inc. At least for the next few years, our plan is to pursue profits the old-fashioned way: ship out more toys, not jobs. I've watched chronic cost cutting hamper production at the likes of Boeing and Union Pacific, and I will not allow our ranks to thin so far that...