Word: motel
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Motel (his real name) is a muscular, 24-year-old pressman for a Jacksonville newspaper. Today he is a heavy favorite in the 196-lb. and 228- lb. classes and so far has dispatched all his opponents, save one, without working up a sweat. Moe's technique is to stand expressionless at the table while his opponent grunts and strains against Moe's muscular arm. When an opponent's tugging has pumped enough blood into his arm, Moe slams the challenger to the table, then puffs up his considerable chest and walks erectly around the room, acknowledging congratulations with...
...many established chains have been enjoying explosive expansion. The number of Meineke muffler shops has jumped from 390 to 541 since the end of 1985, while Domino's Pizza has increased the size of its chain by 38%, from 2,839 to 3,921 restaurants. The Super 8 Motel network has grown from 323 locations to 446 during the same period...
...Manchester, N.H., motel room one afternoon last month, Jackson rested under the sheets of a king-size bed. There was something sultan-like about him as he sat propped up, arms folded across his chest, wearing a white undershirt. His voice was the tip-off to his great pleasure as he told of large white audiences that turned out to see him around the country. 'There's a real phenomenon going on out there," Jackson said. Organizations that shunned him in 1984 now urge him to visit. The Montana state legislature gave him a standing ovation. He described...
...team. Considered pushy by some, the young Jackson impressed and amused King, who particularly appreciated his ability to get business firms to cough up contributions. Even if Jesse did crowd into pictures with the leader, King tolerated it with a smile. When King was shot and killed on a motel balcony in Memphis, Jackson was standing below in a courtyard. Somehow he managed to end up with King's blood smeared over his shirt. Early the next morning, Jackson turned up 500 miles away on television in Chicago still wearing the bloodied shirt and implying he had held the dying...
Federal flood insurance has traditionally reimbursed owners for rebuilding, rather than for relocating houses to safer ground. The owners of the Sea Vista Motel on Topsail Island, N.C., whose property was damaged in 1985 by Hurricane < Gloria, wanted to move inland, but their federal insurance would not cover the $150,000 cost. It would, however, pay $220,000 for repairs and renovations. The motel stayed put. Then came last winter's New Year's storm, which tore out all 15 of the first-floor units. Says Manager Frances Ricks: "There's a feeling...