Word: steven
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...days when banks were not permitted to offer a higher rate of interest than that set by the Federal Government, the financial institutions competed on the basis of customer convenience. Branches sprouted like hamburger stands as banks ventured into out-of-the-way places. Says Steven Rautenberg, a vice president with Chase Manhattan: "Since we couldn't offer market value on savings, we needed a branch on almost every corner to attract business." The total number of branches of banks in the U.S. increased from 21,880 in 1970 to 43,995 in 1981, the peak year...
...aide to Rep. Steven Solarz (D-N.Y.), the congressman responsible for the Agency for International Development fund legislation, says Solarz supports Bok's scholarship initiatives. But he adds that Solarz, while opposing divestiture, has introduced a bill prohibiting any new investment in South Africa, an action the congressman believes would be an effective way of putting pressure on the government without harming Black workers now employed in U.S. factories...
...done at all major competitions from now on. And in Los Angeles, says Dr. Daly, "we will have at least equal and perhaps better equipment than was used in Caracas. The message will be: There is no way to beat the system.' " - By Janice Castro. Reported by Steven Holmes/Los Angeles
...financial contours of summer '83 are similar to those of '82: one super-smash (Return of the Jedi) from the mega-hit monopoly of Spielberg-Lucas (the six top alltime grossers, including last year's E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, were either produced or directed by Steven Spielberg or George Lucas); one surprise hit from early spring that gained momentum by the summer (Porky's in 1982, Flashdance this year); and the usual olio of comedies, thrillers and musicals. As of last week, seven 1983 films had earned more than $50 million: Jedi ($216.9 million), Flashdance...
...Donna and Steven Roehl and Debbie and Maury Fisher, having a baby is a risky business. The Roehls both carry the gene for Niemann-Pick disease, a metabolic disorder that has already taken the life of their first child. The Fishers are carriers of Tay-Sachs disease, a fatal ailment that afflicts their two-year-old son. For both couples, the odds are one in four that any child they bear will be defective. When the two wives became pregnant earlier this year, they intended to undergo amniocentesis, a test to determine if the fetuses were normal. Each planned...