Word: owner
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...WIDE LOAD (for shallow living) pass and pass again in symbiotic progression. They finally fetch up -- without a sign of recognition from the drivers who have traveled for hours more or less together -- in the lee of an aptly named roadside restaurant called Huddle. "Lady," snarls the gas-station owner, "don't you ever clean your headlights with a squeegee. Stuff gets in it, and the next guy will scratch his windshield." At another stop, 200 miles farther along on the fast-food chain, a hopeful French tourist inquires, "Ou est la salade?" Cherie, you are in the land...
...their college costs if they stayed in school. As it turns out, he laid the seeds not only for their future education but also for a host of generous imitators around the country. The latest and perhaps largest benefactor is Avron Fogelman, a Memphis real estate developer and co-owner of the Kansas City Royals. Last week Fogelman, 47, announced he would subsidize tuition perpetually for disadvantaged Memphis-area public school students who go to Memphis State University. Fogelman has put up an initial $2.5 million, and will add some $2 million annually over ten years. The first beneficiaries will...
...Indian restaurant owners were disappointed by the liquor license denials. Jaggi, owner of the Gandhi Restaurant, said it was unfair that his restaurant was not allowed to serve liquor. He said Gandhi would not turn into a bar since he would not serve hard liquor and would only serve until...
Kerry's subcommittee is also looking into a $375,000 loan that Hull and a handful of partners received in 1983 from the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corp., purportedly to revamp a sawmill. The owner of the mill, Rancher William Crone, testified that almost none of the $375,000 was used for its designated purpose. Embarrassed opic officials conceded that collateral for the loan was valueless and said they had asked the Justice Department for a fraud investigation. Senate probers suspect the money was used to finance some of the covert operations that North described during the Iran-contra hearings...
...your body into shape. The Laundromat-fitness center features exercise bikes, jogging mats and twelve different weight machines along with its washers and dryers. The exercise circuit takes 25 minutes, just enough time to get through the spin cycle. At 75 cents a wash and $3.50 a workout, Owner Greg Trabert insists, business is "fantastic." And no wonder: customers have to come back soon to wash their exercise togs...