Word: saws
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When the beer industry was in its heady heyday, brewers saw little reason to give discounts. But in these sober times, sales have gone flat, and brewers are ready to use drastic measures to defend their place in America's coolers. Last week market leader Anheuser-Busch announced an aggressive round of price cuts in response to markdowns by its archrivals, notably Miller Brewing and Adolph Coors. Anheuser-Busch will cut the prices of its major brands, including Budweiser and Michelob, by as much as 25 cents a twelve-pack to match competitors. The company says the markdown is necessary...
Last week saw yet another series of events that reflected the upheavals of this watershed year...
Long before Watergate confirmed the worst fears of his enemies, Nixon was a perfect model for caricature. Foes saw him as a rootless mutant, sui generis, combining McCarthy's feral atavism with Machiavelli's cunning intellect. Friends perceived him as a courageous champion of basic American values. They remain united in the belief that he suffered a martyr's fate at the hands of the liberal aristocracy whose reign he challenged. For years, Watergate gave the bashers the better of the argument...
...really fault the police department for most of the problem. They have enough things to deal with. If Harvard saw the security of its community as a priority, the administration would establish some other office to be responsible for the escort service...
Peter D. Kinder, vice president of the Harvard Square Defense Fund, which opposes the project, said Walter Sullivan and other project backers probably stalled because they saw a lack of support on the council...