Word: letters
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...mind that Elaine May, a white filmmaker casting two white stars, squandered over $40 million on Ishtar, which, in terms of quality, makes Daze look like Citizen Kane. Trust me. I'm one of the four or five people who saw it. And as Lee pointed out in a letter to the New York Times on Sunday, the industry average is $18 million...
...members of the Freshman class must pick up the forms between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., Housing Officer Lisa M. Colvin said. The packet includes an explanatory letter by Assistant Dean Thomas A. Dingman, a rooming group form, a rooming block form and a questionaire asking for information to be used by the houses...
...chairman, opened the proceedings with the statement that he was "troubled by the extent of the political pressure being put on the Fed by the Reagan Administration in this presidential election year." When questioned about such pressure, Greenspan acknowledged that he and other Fed officials had received a letter in January from Michael Darby, the chief economist on Baker's Treasury staff. Darby argued that the Fed was being too restrictive with the money supply and should loosen up to avoid a recession. Greenspan testified that he had "objected quite strongly" to the letter and had called the White House...
...controversy swirled around the alleged pressure on the Fed, Baker kept quiet. Privately, though, Administration aides were appalled that the issue had flared up. Whether or not Baker agreed with Darby's views, the Secretary apparently had not authorized the economist's letter and was annoyed at the ham-fisted effort to influence the Fed. Baker reportedly told Darby that he was out of line...
...dispute took a nasty turn last month, when an anonymous letter sent to Bangkok newspapers suggested that U.S. soldiers stationed in Thailand during the Viet Nam War stole the sculpture, an allegation denied by U.S. officials. Last week a compromise seemed within reach: Art Institute officials said they are considering a proposal to hand over the carving in exchange for another Thai artifact...