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...rain later in the day when the Pope reached Katowice, a steel-producing city in the Upper Silesian coal-mining region. The heavy downpour did little to dampen the spirit of the crowd of 1.2 million that was waiting for John Paul under a forest of umbrellas in a vacant airfield outside the city. When the Silesians spotted the Pope stepping from the papal helicopter, they let loose with a boisterous chorus of Sto Lat (May You Live a Hundred Years), all but drowning out a brass band of black-suited miners...
...business world, Taubman's real estate acumen is legendary. In 1977 he and some investors, including friends like New York Investment Banker Herbert Allen Sr. and Henry Ford II, outbid Mobil Corp. and paid $337 million for the Irvine Co., which owned 77,000 acres of mostly vacant land south of Los Angeles in Orange County. Six years later Taubman and his partners cashed in on the run-up in the housing market and sold the property for more than $1 billion. Said Taubman proudly: "This is a better deal than the Louisiana Purchase...
...administrators received promotions in the ranks of Massachusetts Hall. Robert H. Scott, a high-ranking financial officer known for long-range planning skills, filled the vacant spot of vice president for administration, which manages the University's service departments, such as Buildings and Grounds and Food Services. Scott also took over responsibility for the development and upkeep of the University's physical plant. Daniel Steiner '54, widely considered President Bok's closest adviser in his 12 years as general counsel to the University, was given the new title of vice president and general counsel In the reshuffling, Steiner took over...
...Grief fills the room up of my absent child,/ Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me,/ . . . Remembers me of all his gracious parts,/ Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form...
Cambridgeport was a major industrial area before 1950, but rising land prices and a new superhighway planned through the area forced many firms to relocate. The largest of these was the Simplex Wire and Cable Co.; which left 25 acres vacant...