Word: raleighs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...tired of being President," Spencer argued. "This guy loves it and works at it. He's a different cat, a different animal than other politicians." Indeed, Reagan is returning to Washington as a campaigner, stopping for a Labor Day rally in Independence, Mo., and then flying off again to Raleigh, N.C., on Thursday to pitch for tax reform. Coincidentally, as though being prepared for the return of the President and the legislators, both the White House and the Capitol were undergoing cosmetic repairs...
...does believe in profits: Capital Cities, named for the state capitals (Albany, N.Y., and Raleigh, N.C.) where its first two television stations were located, has reaped record earnings in each of its 30 years. True to form, 1984 revenues rose 23%, to $940 million, while profits of $143 million were up 24% over 1983. The company's stock has risen along with its fortunes, from $18 per share in 1974 to a peak of $174.50 last year, earning Capital Cities a reputation among investors as "the Cadillac of the industry...
Capital Cities which earned $135.2 million on revenue of $939.7 million last year, has four ABC affiliated television stations in Philadelphai, Houston. New Haven Hartford, Conn., and Buffalo, NY. In addition it owns CBS affiliates in Raleigh-Durham, N.C., and Fresno Calif., and an independent station in Tampa-St. Petersburg...
...have changed. One reason: this time around Authors Richard Boyer and David Savageau have refined their nine "livability" criteria. Data about climate, housing, health care, crime, transportation, education, culture, recreation and economics are now weighted by such qualities as "fortunate circumstances of geography" and "outdoor recreational assets." Third-ranked Raleigh-Durham, N.C., moved up from ninth place, for instance, partly because it is "a genteel place to live." Atlanta, 1981's top city, fell to eleventh place, hurt by conditions at its zoo. Washington, second in 1981, slipped in rank to 15th, while the metropolitan Greensboro, N.C., area dived from...
Flashiness would only intimidate the clients of the Chatham County Social Services Building in Pittsboro, N.C. This structure was designed by Architect Norma DeCamp Burns of Burnstudio, Raleigh, N.C., to look like a house and convey a homey atmosphere for the staff as well as citizens who come for assistance with Medicare, food stamps and other public welfare programs...