Word: owner
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...originally to be shown by the Sack cinema chain. However, under intense pressure and scattered threats of violence from religious protesters after the movie was denounced by the Pope and other Catholic officials, Sack, which owns most of the major theaters in the Boston area, dropped the film. Sack owner A. Alan Friedberg's decision was cowardly. Friedberg expressed compassion for the sentiment of offended Catholics, fear for the safety of audiences, and, most disturbing, a fear of anti-semitism in the wake of pressure and hostile comments from the Catholic community...
Some stores see increases of as much as 300 percent on the days preceeding The Game, according to Elliot S. Brause, owner of the Quality Wine Shop in New Haven. "The weekend of the Harvard/Yale game is one of our top three selling periods, We can always depend on The Game, Christmas, New Years, death and taxes...
...Harvard Shop on John F. Kennedy Street is marketing the classic bulldog busters shirt again. The 100 percent cotton shirt was reprinted from last year, says Clare M. Corcoran '86, daughter of owner Paul R. Corcoran...
...beginning to realize that intelligence doesn't hurt hockey players," Norm Kwong, part-owner of the Calgary Flames, jokes...
What allows a club to survive beyond what many have labelled "the average lifespan of 1000 nights"? To a large extent, the answer is determined by the energy and stamina an owner can invest in his creation. For Rudolf the answer is simple: "I do nightlife with passion, for my own entertainment; when I get bored here, I change it." But he adds, "Some change the decor and have the illusion they're changing the club. You have to change the spirit...