Word: owner
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Because two goats live in the lot; because it is San Franscisco. "There are so many community watchdogs," says Robert Pritikin, an advertising executive and inn owner, "so many officious little rich ladies, so many intensely worried lawyers, that if some city official dares steal a postage stamp, it will be on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle. " It is also true that beneath its mellow exterior, San Francisco has an edgy streak, an undercurrent of jitters. Perhaps it is because of the minor temblors that occasionally rattle the city, raising fears of a 1906 redux. Perhaps...
Businessmen complain that they are losing money because they cannot raise prices fast enough. The exchange rate, for example, is modified daily at 1 p.m. "We don't alter our prices accordingly, so on every sale we automatically lose between ½ % to 1½% a day," says Avram Kalisky, owner of a Jerusalem computer store. Many Israelis make ends meet by overdrawing their checking accounts between paydays, but the privilege can cost up to 19% interest a month. Others juggle their money from one account to another to avoid the costly bank charges. The inflationary cycle is self-perpetuating, since there...
Though some Israelis remain unperturbed by the inflationary helix ("So what if hamburgers cost trillions of shekels in 500 years?" asks a Jerusalem restaurant owner. "It's all relative."), most seem resigned to the fact that whoever wins the election, drastic action is now a must. "The party will have to end," said a government official last week...
...owner of four rental units, present at Monday's meeting, said the vacancy amendment would merely add to the 17-year-old rent control ordinance's bureaucracy...
...some place with a takeout counter." The reason: Zuckerman, 47, has agreed to pay $182.5 million in cash to acquire the parent company of U.S. News & World Report (circ. 2.1 million), a purchase that will vault him into the major leagues of American journalism. He will be the sole owner of the magazine, a conservative, no-nonsense weekly that emphasizes politics and the economy. Although he assured the staff that he would sustain the tradition that has built a loyal readership, he makes it clear that he bought U.S. News out of a personal desire to be involved. Says...