Word: longer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Graham herself no longer challenges the general election victory of Democratic nominee Alvin E. Thompson, but her supporters are still charging that voting irregularities cheated her out of the election...
...year he surged. He wanted to accomplish everything. He was having a good time, and he loved it," said Matthew F. Drummy '89, who roomed with Corwin last year. "He had an awareness that he might not be around for that much longer, and he wanted to live his life to thefullest...
...factor that is pulling editors willy-nilly into the world of management is the decline of family-owned newspapers and the surge in the value of media companies on Wall Street. "It is no longer sufficient for most owners of newspapers to show a good return year in and year out," says Ben Bagdikian, author of The Media Monopoly. "There must be increasingly higher returns because those profits are no longer just something that apply to that individual paper. They go to the parent firm, which is often paying off debt for mergers and expansions...
Instead, the board could decide that the best course of action would be to sell off the company's subsidiaries without going through an LBO. The board might sell Nabisco's food divisions and distribute the proceeds to stockholders. Although this would take longer, RJR Nabisco could be worth more than $100 a share. Few corporations have a more marketable package of assets, which include such consumer brands as Del Monte canned goods, Blue Bonnet margarine, Planters nuts and dozens more...
...televised interview, the Illinois Republican embellished a fond recollection of Amos 'n' Andy -- the old radio show denounced by civil rights organizations for its stereotypical portrayals of blacks -- with an eye-rolling imitation of the character Kingfish. Then he allowed that "it's too bad" that schoolchildren can no longer don blackface and appear in minstrel shows. Finally he lamented the practice of changing racially offensive lyrics in songs like Ol' Man River, likening it to Soviet rewriting of history books. Said Michel: "That doesn't wash well with me." After a howl of protest from black leaders, Michel apologized...