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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Boston's 44-40 halftime lead dropped to 48-47 on Adrian Dantley's short shot in the lane. Then Parish scored 13 points in a 26-14 run that gave the Celtics their biggest lead of the third quarter, 74-61, with 1:05 left...
Other big-is-beautiful outlets are drawing an equally enthusiastic response. Lane Bryant, the first U.S. chain to specialize in large sizes for women, has undergone a startling transformation since it was acquired in 1982 by the Limited, the Columbus-based women's apparel conglomerate (1986 net sales: $3.1 billion). The 87-year-old Lane Bryant has abandoned its self- admitted former image as a purveyor of shapeless smocks to focus on younger customers who are interested in big-scale style. The new formula is working. The number of Lane Bryant stores has tripled so far, from...
What is behind the trend? Says Ira Quint, president of Lane Bryant: "There are two immutable forces that always work for us. One is called aging, and the other is gravity." In fact, nearly half of all women in the U.S. wear size 14 or larger. The proportion may well grow: though more Americans may be eating a healthier diet than they once did, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has calculated that in 1985 Americans were consuming 7% more food per capita than they were ten years earlier. Meanwhile, the wave of women entering managerial and professional ranks has greatly...
Police have said they think that the smuggler probably addressed the package to the academic department so it would pass through customs, Lane said. Lane added that the police also said the large quantity of drugs indicates that this probably isn't the first shipment...
...Lane said a similar incident occurred at Penn two years ago. A package of cocaine addressed to a different fraternity actually made it to the frat house. After discovering the drugs, the fraternity members called the police. The cocaine disappeared and has never been accounted for, Lane said...