Word: lynch
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...public lynch mob against Leona Helmsley, for example has gone beyond the bounds of normal public discourse. When a respected national news magazine showed Helmsley on its cover next to the caption "Rhymes with Rich" one could rest assured that they didn't mean "witch...
Earlier this year Lynch began to feel the pace of two decades of workdays that began at 6:45 a.m. and lasted long past dark. Adding to the load was his position as head of the Fidelity group of nine growth funds. A devout Roman Catholic, Lynch found that he was working not only six-hour Saturdays but also early Sunday mornings before attending Mass. "Alarm bells began to go off," he recalls. But when Lynch told Fidelity Chairman Edward Johnson III that he wanted to leave, Johnson urged his star fund manager to stay on in a less demanding...
...Lynch wavered for several weeks before making up his mind. On March 25, a Sunday, Lynch telephoned Fidelity President Gary Burkhead to say he definitely planned to retire. Over the course of three phone calls, the two men picked Morris Smith to be Lynch's successor. Smith could barely contain his excitement when informed the next morning. "I had to make sure my knees weren't knocking when I stood up," he recalls...
...Peter Lynch leaves a rich legacy of achievement and integrity -- and enormous shoes to fill. -- A nightmarish tale from the realm of consumer credit ratings...
Filmmaker David Lynch brings his hauntingly original vision to TV in a heralded new series. The medium has rarely seen anything as strange -- or as superb...