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Word: jacks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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According to Harvard University Police Department Deputy Chief Jack W. Morse, police are actively investigating the case but possible sources have yet to be revealed...

Author: By M. ELISABETH Bentel, | Title: Radcliffe College Coat of Arms Mysteriously Stolen From QRAC | 4/26/1984 | See Source »

...thought of at all by ordinary users, may go up sharply. A house visit to install a phone would go from $10 to $12. The connection to the central office would jump from $25 to $50. Inside-wire hookup would go from $28.50 to $36, and phone-jack installation from $9 to $14. In addition, the company wants 1½%-a-month interest on bills not paid within 30 days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letting Loose Some Monsters | 4/23/1984 | See Source »

While they have nurtured domestic manufacturers, the government policies have also helped to jack up the price of Brazilian computers by limiting competition and access to foreign know-how. "By and large, Brazilian micro-and minicomputers are comparable to other machines on the international market," notes Helio

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Copacomputer | 4/23/1984 | See Source »

...statuettes were for best picture (he co-produced Terms), best director and best screenplay adaptation, and two of his picture's stars also came in first. Shirley MacLaine was named best actress for her role as Aurora Greenway, the film's impossible but ultimately likable mother, and Jack Nicholson was chosen best supporting actor for playing Aurora's lecherous astronaut lover. The other major awards at the seemingly endless (a record 3 hr. 46 min.) ceremony went to favorites: Robert Duvall won the best actor Oscar for his role as an alcoholic country singer in Tender Mercies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: The Night off the Great Prom | 4/23/1984 | See Source »

...clothes, which covers all the freight, customs and handling charges. Lest any aspiring store owner shrink from such an investment, it should be recalled that each store marks up these imported garments between three and 3½ times its first cost. That's retail to you, Jack, and perhaps now it comes a little clearer how stores can make a profit even on half-price sales...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Fall Fashions: Buying the Line | 4/23/1984 | See Source »

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