Word: steven
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...FIRST THING you heard about Elvis Costello was that he was the "angry young man" of the British new wave. Probably the second was that in a drunken stupor he once got in an argument with members of the Steven Stills Band and called Ray Charles "a blind, ignorant nigger" in a misbegotten effort to outrage his adversaries. Most recently, if you've been paying close attention, you hear that E.C. has recently "matured and has metamorphosed into the the Cole Porter of the 80s," has created the "new Seargent Pepper" with his new album, Imperial Bedroom, and is generally...
...efforts of this pair are not slipping by unnoticed, either, for they are unquestionably the two most successful directors in Hollywood: George Lucas, the creator of "Star Wars," and Steven Spielberg, whose most recent offering is "E. T." Consider the way these two have filled their last few movies with elements of religious mysticism...
Preliminary indications suggest that students will be impressed by their improved living conditions when they return. One Lowell student, Steven E. Price '84, inspected his renovated room Friday, saying, "We were going to redo all of this." He added: "Now all we have to worry about is fitting two people into this room...
...claim, it raises the price of its cars. When the city gets hit with $1 million, it lays off ten policemen. The people are going to lose." Some municipalities, especially small ones, have to raise taxes. Troy intends to hike property taxes an average of $200 per household. Concedes Steven Berry, the winning lawyer in the Troy suit: "Citizens can end up footing the bill for mistakes by people they have either elected or hired to act competently. There is a problem there...
Investors across the U.S. are caught up in the excitement. "Sitting on money was no fun any more," says Steven Geringer, vice president of a Nashville organization that helps schools with fund-raising drives. "Everybody wants to gamble again." Complains Scott Stern, an executive for an Atlanta firm that owns bowling alleys: "A few weeks ago my broker called me three times a day with stock tips. Now phoning him is like trying to call an airline in December." Because shareholders suddenly feel richer, the stock rally could help boost consumer spending and give a lift to the entire economy...