Word: philadelphia
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...result lead lives that seem to the frantic urban outsider idyllic, exemplary and very fragile. That is precisely what a young widow named Rachel (the glowing Kelly McGillis) and her son Samuel (Lukas Haas) discover when they go to visit her sister. For during a layover in Philadelphia, the little boy visits the men's room in the railroad station and witnesses a brutal murder...
...particular demand for boards are women and minority-group members. Juanita Kreps, Secretary of Commerce under President Carter, serves on ten boards, including American Telephone & Telegraph and Chrysler. Leon H. Sullivan, the pastor of Philadelphia's Zion Baptist Church, serves on three corporate boards: General Motors, Mellon Bank and the Philadelphia Saving Fund Society...
...lounge comic's routine. Leonard may not be the tightest plotter on the popular thriller circuit, but he is the writer who pays closest attention to getting the tacky details right. Bribing a night clerk with a greasy cheese-steak sub is something that could happen only in the Philadelphia-South Jersey axis of ethnic indigestibles...
Still another admired project was Franklin Court in Philadelphia. To recall the original Benjamin Franklin house and printing shop, the architects designed a full-size framework above the archaeological remains of the real house. Built for the Bicentennial celebrations in 1976, Franklin Court attracts some 500,000 visitors a year...
...wake of her team's triumphs personal accolades poured in her Keffer. She was named the most valuable player of her team and league, made the Philadelphia all area team and was an honorable mention All-American in U.S.A. Today...