Word: reached
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Three. GMAC, which reaped $1 billion, or some 25%, of GM's $4 billion net earnings in 1985, is expected to account for fully one- third of this year's profits. At Ford, the credit arm pitched in 17.5% of earnings in 1985, and is projected to reach 26% this year. Chrysler Financial is expected to contribute 17% in 1986, up from...
...stop, turn out the lights and hide the book. The next day we'd tear the house apart looking for it so we could read what happened next." When Molly was six, Adele posed as her secret pen pal, writing and mailing letters to her daughter. "Every letter would reach a climax," Molly says, "with my secret pal hanging by a daisy off the edge of a cliff or over a pit of alligators. Then the letter would say, 'Well, have to go now. Write me back, and I'll finish the story...
...crude bomb. The blast killed her instantly. It seared young faces with flash burns and ignited clothes. Reeling teachers shoved children through the blown-out windows onto the grass outside, where they lay screaming and shivering with shock as their parents fought through police lines to reach them. Some 70 people were later hospitalized; at least one child had burns over 50% of his body. Young, rushing back from the toilet, shot School Bandleader Jon Miller, wounding him in the back. Then he ended the madness with a bullet to his head...
...Their expeditions will spark a business boom for hotel owners and cruise operators, car-rental companies and motor-home manufacturers. In all, some 92 million Americans and 24 million foreigners are expected to vacation in the U.S. this year. As a result, revenues for the U.S. tourist industry may reach a record $280 billion, up some 10% from last year...
...forth in a shooting gallery, Darman said, "There will be additional shots at the bear, but the bear will continue to move in the right direction." The most potent argument against too much tampering is the desire to keep the top tax rate at 27%. Some supporters hope to reach an agreement that will prevent any Senator from offering loophole-opening amendments without specifying how to make up for any revenues that might be lost. If a budget has been passed by then, such trade- offs would be mandatory under the Gramm-Rudman deficit reduction...