Word: overing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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The burst of promotional activity reflects the networks' growing concern over competition from cable, VCRs and independent stations. The erosion was quickened by the writers' strike last year, which delayed the fall season and neutralized kickoff-week hoopla. "We're trying to find much more aggressive and interesting ways to...
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Eager to flee Washington last week for a monthlong recess, Congress worked well past its deadline, arguing over how to finance a ten-year, $166 billion federal rescue plan for more than 500 insolvent savings and loans. The busted thrifts are losing about $20 million a day. When a compromise...
The sick idea came to inventor Tom Berquist three years ago during a discussion of why kids enjoy revolting things. Says he: "I think they get more control over their environment. The more the parents scream, the more the kids want the candy." Parents are not too keen on the...
Each day the plant collects 900 tons of manure, at $1 a ton, from nearby feedlots. The odoriferous, carbon-rich stuff is dried for two to three months under the hot Imperial Valley sun before it is burned at 1500 degrees F to power the plant's steam turbines. Not...