Word: ownership
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...annual ritual filled with hoopla and hype, the television networks last week rolled out their fall lineups. The winners seemed happy, but behind the scenes, television suppliers were reeling from the pressure being exerted on them by the nets for ownership stakes in their programs...
...averaged a rating of 39.1--in other words, they were being seen by 39.1% of all households with television sets. Back then, 90% of the nation's households had TVs, so more than a third of America was watching Granny tangle with Mr. Drysdale. In later years, when TV ownership was more widespread, All in the Family scored in the 30s, as did Laverne and Shirley, Happy Days and The Cosby Show...
...home ownership rates for blacks are halfthose for whites," he said...
...slated to head Fannie Mae, a company dedicated to helping families achieve home ownership. Founded as a public corporation to ameliorate housing loss during the Great Depression, the Federal National Mortgage Association went private in 1968 as Fannie Mae, and today has more assets than any other corporation in America...
...N.R.A. is not to blame for the aberration of Jonesboro. Gun ownership in America preceded the N.R.A. In the community where this tragedy happened, hunting has been a part of life for centuries. The N.R.A.'s courses on gun safety, insistence on the presence of adults whenever youngsters are handling firearms and political activities to preserve responsibly a historical right are worthwhile undertakings. JAMES J. JENTES, N.R.A. member Passaic...