Word: perlis
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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This year, Holy Cross (2-0) is still winning games. They have averaged 560 yards on offense per game. Ouch...
...cost of ridding buildings of asbestos insulation runs about $20 per sq. ft., or 100 times as much as the cost of installing the fireproofing mineral in the days before it was known to be a potent carcinogen. One result: in as many as half of all demolition or renovation jobs involving asbestos removal, the contractors or building owners ignore the costly safety procedures that the Environmental Protection Agency has had in effect since...
...American entertainment is still viewed as the pre-eminent source of programming in terms of production values and creativity," says Jeffrey Logsdon, director of institutional research for the investment firm Crowell, Weedon & Co. The U.S. posted net exports last year of $2.5 billion in movies, home videos and pay-per-view cable TV, an increase of 32% from the year before...
...increase in crime included a 2.9% spurt in homicides, to a new high of 20,675. More than half the victims either knew or were related to their killers; only 12% were slain by strangers. Washington had a horrendous murder rate of 59.5 per 100,000 people, more than seven times the national average. Atlanta was the most crime-ridden city in the U.S. For all types of crimes, including thefts and arson, Atlanta led Fort Worth, Dallas, Seattle and St. Louis in the top five. Much maligned New York City was 15th in its overall crime rate and tenth...
...everyone is happy with Caperton's reforms, which tend to centralize authority in the state capital. Taxes on gas and food are also considered unfairly regressive in a rural state where cars are considered vital to survival and per capita income is only $11,658, 49th in the nation. The Governor knows his support is fragile. He regularly tours local communities, listening to teachers and parents in an attempt to counter public apathy. Says Harold Carl, superintendent of Pleasants County schools: "We are on the right track. Now the big chore is to take the reform, master it and make...