Word: jonesism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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"We've got a strong class of freshmen coming in that really helped us," Magalack said. Freshmen Jim Jones, Gerry Feliciano, Tom Tonaka and Brian McCarren all contributed to the triple win.
Most, for example, favored repeal of the Jones Act, which specifies that only ships flying the U.S. flag can haul cargo be tween U.S. ports. That is a high-priced concession to maritime unions and American shipbuilders that hikes shipping costs. Most of the economists also favored abolition of numerous...
The biggest reaction came in the stock market, which has been grasping all summer for firm signs of abatement in interest rates and inflation. The Dow Jones industrial average, which only two weeks ago plunged to a twelve-year low, soared most of last week, gaining 47 points until it...
How does $650 billion translate into the staff and stuff of American life? Needham points out that such a sum is enough to buy two new cars for every American family, or provide new housing for the entire populations of the twelve largest U.S. cities, or feed every person in...
By 1930, the results of Moses' effort were highly visible. Majestic parks sprouted upstate near Buffalo, Albany and Rochester. Even better were those on Long Island, including the grand expanse of bathhouses (faced with costly Barbizon brick at Moses' insistence), parking lots and restaurants at Jones Beach.