Word: maker
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...American way of life has been corrupted by bad guys, who bribe politicians and don't get convicted of crimes. Cure, which is responsible only to the President, has been created to get rid of this filth. Let them meet their maker, as they say in the gun-slingin' trade...
...accident's victims have to wait months or even years for compensation. That may not happen to relatives of the 524 people who were killed in the August crash of a Japan Air Lines Boeing 747. Last week in a highly unusual step, the Seattle-based aircraft maker agreed, for the time being, to share equally with JAL the compensation costs in an effort to ensure swift payment. The expense may reach $135 million. Once the cause of the crash has been determined, Boeing said, it and JAL could then settle up between themselves...
...Soloflex, an Oregon maker of body-building equipment, show a woman's hand touching such brawny hunks as Boxing Champ Ken Norton, Muscleman Frank Zane and Olympic Gold Medal Gymnast Mitch Gaylord. The headline: "A hard man is good to find." Says Jerry Wilson, founder of Soloflex, whose sales have jumped 20% since the ads started appearing last spring: "There's no way I can sell the product without selling...
...October 21 panel discussion will feature Sen. Gordon Humphries (R-N.H.), Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.), and Kurt Lohbeck, a freelance film-maker for CBS News who will show footage of conditions in the war-torn country...
...Philip Morris takeover of General Foods is part of the cigarette industry's diversification trend. Reason: U.S. cigarette sales have declined by about 4% during the past three years. In June, R.J. Reynolds, maker of Camel and Salem, bought Nabisco Brands for $4.9 billion. That development coincides with consolidation in the food industry. In addition to the Reynolds-Nabisco agreement, there were also mergers between Nestle and Carnation and Beatrice Foods and Esmark during the past 14 months...