Word: units
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...front for an arms shipment network. The ex-Gestapo officer, appreciated for his contacts abroad, made friends in high places. As unofficial leader of a fairly large collection of exiled German war criminals hiding in Bolivia, Barbie was able to organize his cronies into a sophisticated paramilitary back-up unit for General Banzar, who took power in La Paz in 1971. Banzar, for his part, kept the French legal authorities at bay through his hand-picked Supreme Court. Barbie and friends could frequently be seen enjoying themselves at the Taverne Bavaria in Santa Cruz, where hundreds of ex-Nazis gathered...
...city's rent board has denied approval of the University's plan for renovating the 59 unit building. Harvard's proposal would create principally luxury housing, with 14 units subsidized for low and moderate income tenants...
...Wenched said that state and federal guidelines would only allow for projects that cost under $70,000 per unit...
There are no longer snaking lines at the lifts feeding Ruthie's Run, Aspen's best-known trail. In the past year the landmark Red Onion saloon has closed, along with several other restaurants. Five lodges, including the 170-unit Continental Inn, are in the midst of foreclosure. Retail sales growth has slumped from the peak years of the 1970s, when profits grew at an annual rate of more than 15%. Owners of chic boutiques and eateries gripe that business is significantly down from last season. The "Silver Queen," as residents fondly refer to their town, even looks...
...balked at spending the estimated $1.5 billion it would cost to tool up for an entirely new model because there was no guarantee of an adequate return. Japanese manufacturers enjoy a cost advantage of some $1,500 per unit in the production of small cars, which comes from production efficiencies, labor-cost differentials, tax laws that favor exports, and the cheap yen. U.S. automakers have been unable to compete profitably (see Book Audits). Japan commands 48% of the small-car market...