Word: rosee
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...days later. At week's end Robb, Jim Blanchard of Michigan, and Bruce Babbitt of Arizona were the only Governors remaining of ten whose names had appeared on preliminary lists (among the dropouts: Bob Graham of Florida, Bill Clinton of Arkansas, Richard Lamm of Colorado). Ohio Congresswoman Mary Rose Oakar announced that she would have nothing to do with the council, even though it had listed her as a member. Her defection left the council with no female members, a fact noted caustically by Connecticut Congresswoman Barbara Kennelly. Said she: "Forget it, gentlemen. I refuse to take it seriously...
Facing such competition, Sheehan rose to the occasion, posting his best time ever, a Harvard record 8:01.7. to defeat the gold medalist in the heat on Friday, then bettered that time with a new school record 8:01.5 in the final Saturday...
...other hand, the strong dollar has played a key role in dousing inflation. Faced with fierce competition from cheap imports, companies have been forced to cut costs and hold down prices, and workers have had to settle for modest wage hikes. Consumer prices rose at an annual rate of just 2.3% in January, which was even lower than the 4% increase for all of 1984. The economists predicted that prices will rise only 3.6% this year...
...works was illustrated the other day when New York City Mayor Ed Koch came to Washington and dined with the resident media. He was chided about the comparative records of subway crime in New York and Washington. His Honor looked incredulous, something he is a master at. His voice rose like a buzz...
...business. That is hardly welcome news to executives, who usually try to get court orders to stop him from acquiring more shares. Icahn's most controversial takeover before his current fight with Phillips came in 1982, when he went after Dan River, a Virginia textile company. Residents of Danville rose up in protest against the aggressor from the North, and more than 100 of them began buying Dan River stock as a sign of local support. After six months of struggle, company officers bought up the public stock and turned Dan River into a private firm. Icahn, who had started...