Word: pans
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Deregulation Act of 1978 gave rise to wider competition. U.S. carriers lost an estimated $550 million in 1982, the third consecutive year of record deficits. Experts now fear that some weaker airlines may follow the route of Braniff International, which declared bankruptcy last May. Among those considered at risk: Pan American, which had $327 million in operating losses last year, the most for any airline; and Air Florida, a onetime highflyer that encountered turbulence after expanding too fast. The test for some carriers could come quickly, since the late winter months are normally slack ones for air travel...
...almost always ensured death. Under the Mosaic law, capital offenses ranged from gathering sticks on the Sabbath and adultery to the sacrifice of children to the god Molech. A medieval German code decreed: "Should a coiner [counterfeiter] be caught in the act, then let him be stewed in the pan or a cauldron...
...fact, he has tried. The only one of the cast who has ever made it to Broadway is Bill Carmichael, 28, who played in Peter Pan. The others, including Piano Player Fred Barton, 24, are Broadway gypsies, young aspirants hoping for a break...
Cohn was charged with one count of grand theft, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. "He infiltrated Pan Am," explained Detective William Sayers. "He made a good impression. He knew the language of the profession. He served meals and drinks and fluffed pillows." Despite an obvious aptitude for the job, one Pan Am spokesman was unimpressed. Said he: "I don't think we will have any plans to hire...
...more stable political process. Others, echoing that view, note that banks can hardly send gunboats to seize Poland's steel plants, Mexico's oilfields or Indonesia's rice mills if debt repayments are halted. Says Britain's Lever: "I call [Wriston] the Peter Pan of bankers because he still believes in fairies...