Word: irvins
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Richard Nixon Sequoiadendron giganteum became so gnarled and twisted that it choked itself to death right on the South Lawn of the White House. A sad loss, but Gardener Irvin Williams has his eye on another sequoia to replace it. Thus does the life cycle on the White House grounds go on even as in the political world. The Benjamin Harrison Quercus coccinea dropped a limb over the fence onto Pennsylvania Avenue the other night. Nobody was underneath, thank goodness. But be wary. A 100-year-old scarlet oak has some privileges when it suddenly wearies. Nonetheless, the trunk...
...anything slowed down Herbert Hoover's Quercus alba, standing a proud 60 ft. In fact, the Hoover white oak has grown rotund, reminding visitors of the fellow who planted it 56 years ago. It makes you wonder if there is some mystic force in Irvin Williams' 18 acres where Nature imitates human nature. Williams has seen just about everything else in his 26 years of coaxing trees, flowers, grass, birds and squirrels to coexist on top of and among security alarms, underground cables and rooms. The battle is constant, but he loves it. There is Grover Cleveland's Acer palmatum...
...known to be prone to sue. Surveys by the Columbia Journalism Review and other organizations have found the impact greatest on smaller publications, on marginal stories and in indirect ways like excessive editorial scrutiny that can discourage reportorial enterprise. After repeated libel suits (which he has almost always won), Irvin Lieberman, publisher of a group of suburban Philadelphia newspapers, has "emasculated" his papers' investigative zeal. "I'm a hell raiser, and I think a lot of hell needs to be raised," he says. "But I can't jeopardize my family business just to exercise my First Amendment rights...
...bankruptcy may feel downright unpleasant for Texaco's management if Pennzoil has its way on those committees. Rather than fight the bankruptcy frontally, the Houston company has apparently embarked on a more subtle strategy, based on its role as one of Texaco's major creditors. Says Pennzoil Attorney Irvin Terrell: "Texaco has got a lot of other partners now -- banks, trade partners and us. Their affairs will be under the view of the bankruptcy court, and the creditors will have a say. We hope Pennzoil will have the largest...
...additional assets for a bond. The maneuver seemed designed to put extra pressure on Pennzoil to accept a settlement. In response, Pennzoil proposed to the court that Texaco could set aside assets worth about $5 billion for a bond without being forced into Chapter 11. Said Pennzoil Attorney Irvin Terrell: "Everyone has a constitutional right to file for bankruptcy, but it would be absolutely irresponsible for them...