Word: shopped
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...prospects seemed brightest. José Martin and his wife Lina settled initially in Los Angeles, where Martin had an uncle. But established Cubans there advised him to move to Chicago or New York. "They told me there were more factories in those cities," he recalls. As a machine-shop operator in Havana, Martin could not afford even a bicycle. But as a salesman for a Chicago chemical-products company, he was able to buy a car and sign up for driving lessons. Says he: "I miss Cuba, but this is the country for opportunity...
Ronald Reagan's main assault in his war against Big Government is over, and his Administration has proclaimed itself the victor. After working for 30 months, the President's Task Force on Regulatory Relief has closed up shop with the declaration by its chairman, Vice President George Bush, that it has snipped enough bureaucratic red tape to save U.S. businesses and consumers $150 billion over the next ten years. Said Bush: "These savings will continue to make an important contribution to the economic recovery now under way, without jeopardizing the environment, job or consumer safety, or other regulatory...
...apparent prosperity. It seems that every flat has a TV, usually color, one and sometimes two cars, and other modern appliances." Few visitors to Israel would dispute that glowing report, which came from an American tourist in a letter to the Jerusalem Post. Highways are flooded with new cars. Shop windows are filled with food processors, freezers and videocassette recorders. At Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport, long queues of vacation-bound Israelis wait to board flights for Europe and the U.S. Despite more than three decades of costly conflict with its Arab neighbors, Israel enjoys a standard...
...dark days, both literally and figuratively, the early spring and resort-wear fashions for 1984 now on display in designer showrooms are the brightest and boldest in several seasons. America's fashion pacesetters are counting on the economic recovery to make women more confident and carefree when they shop for clothes. A year ago, in the midst of the recession, muted pastel tones dominated the top designers' collections, but now the lines shine with brassy shades of red, blue and green. In the way they are cut and the way they flow, the new tops, skirts and dresses...
...tool shop, an English pub and other commercial ventures are moving into the restored Schermerhorn Row of counting houses, which dates from 1811 and shows off the simple charm of the period. The Museum Block, in contrast, includes 14 buildings in a medley of styles, all exuberantly restored. By next summer "Pier 17 Pavilion" will be installed. The Victorian-style steel-and-glass shopping arcade will jut into the East River alongside the four-masted sailing ship Peking and other craft in the museum's flotilla. Also to come are more outdoor cafés, commercial offices...