Word: ralph
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Coming off a 71 percent to 29 percent victory over Beeferman, Thompson faces little-known independent Ralph Lopez in the November general election...
...listening to old records on his stereo, to nostalgic '60s music. The yuppie backlash comes into sharpest focus in CBS's sitcom Lenny. The head of this TV family is a blue-collar worker (played by stand-up comic Lenny Clarke) who grumbles like a 1990-model Ralph Kramden about everything from money troubles to his wife's use of yuppie buzz words. "Quality time?" he snaps. "You been watching thirtysomething again...
...even scare creditors enough to enable a company like Northwest to cut a sweeter deal." Though Eastern's absorption by a rival would increase airline concentration and reduce competition further, some travelers seem untroubled. Says Christopher Witkowski, director of the Aviation Consumer Action Project, a group formed by Ralph Nader: "If the allegations are borne out, Eastern would no longer deserve the faith of the flying public. It will have broken the public trust...
Dropping thousands at a Ralph Lauren boutique has suddenly become excessive with the end of the era of the borrowed life-style. In fancy restaurants, fighting for the check has given way to fighting about the check. Says Denver developer Peter Janopaul: "Even in the better nightclubs, people are figuring their share of the check down to the penny. They're not embarrassed to do so -- they're proud...
...rights community with a strong stance against the pending Kennedy-Hawkins legislation, which would make it easier to prove job discrimination. Calling the measure a "quota bill," he has refused to compromise on his opposition to language that would give women and minorities the right to sue for damages. Ralph Neas, director of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, says Thornburgh's "statement and positions have been extremely harsh...