Word: minimall
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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The newest nightmare for law enforcement is the plastic gun that can pass unnoticed through metal detectors at airports and courthouses. Although many in Congress want to outlaw the guns, the National Rifle Association is supporting a proposal to allow manufacturers to make plastic guns that contain only minimal amounts...
Yet the minimal-metal bill got an unlikely endorsement recently as an "excellent legislative proposal" by none other than Attorney General Edwin Meese. In response, the International Association of Chiefs of Police and eleven allied groups have drafted a letter to Meese charging that his action was a "betrayal of...
In the past, expansions have been throttled down by severe inflation that led to long periods of high interest rates. In recent years, however, a combination of oil-price declines, corporate cost cutting and foreign competition has kept inflation at an unusually low level -- an average of 3.1% from 1985...
That is most apparent in Panama City, dotted with gleaming bank towers. Minimal banking regulations have turned Panama into a global financial center and an alleged haven for profits from worldwide narcotics sales. Hundreds of international firms have opened Panamanian offices to save money on taxes, while dozens of shipping...
In return, Whittle is asking doctors to pay an annual fee, probably between $100 and $200. It is not at all clear that doctors are interested. One large publishing company has begun sampling the profession, and is so far finding minimal interest in Whittle's scheme. As for the advertisers...