Word: lure
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...more prosperous of the two cities, watched with chagrin. Today Dallas is on the rise again, but Houston is not exactly somnolent. In a move that has made Dallas aghast, a group of Houston boosters is offering college football's Southwest Conference $3 million in cash to lure the postseason Cotton Bowl game from Dallas, where it has been played for the past 45 years. "They have more chance of moving the stadium than they do the game," declares John F. Scovell, president of the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association and a prominent Dallas real estate developer. Says Bentsen...
...when the musical ends, and Franklin is the valedictorian of 1955, he gives a ringing, idealistic peroration. In tracking back over the quarter-century, we watch this singularly unappealing hero being cruelly false to his wife, his best friend and his creative gift. Why? Outside of the cliche lure of Hollywood's big bucks, George Furth's brittle, bitchy book never offers a plausible clue...
Harvard has the chance to prove themselves this evening in the season opener as they take on a highly regarded--and tall--Fairfield. Unlike schools who compete in the Ivy League, Fairfield relies heavily on the scholarships to lure talented hoopsters to its basketball court...
...move designed to lure talented minority administrators to Harvard, the University recently instituted an internship program that places minority undergraduates in posts throughout the administration...
Danbury's Barnum died in 1975, and the trustees of his estate carried on his legacy, though without the master's flair and brio. Despite record crowds and steady profits, the undeniable lure of a $24 million offer from Wilmorite spelled the end for Danbury's autumnal rite. "It's a shame," admits Fred G. Fearn, one of the estate's executors, his purple fair badge resplendent on his red ultrasuede jacket, "but we had no choice...