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...encourage businesses to reinvest in research and development. A tax credit for R & D is, he believes, the way to go. But again, he doesn't say how much or define what types of R & D would be covered. Would it cover only "cutting edge" technology, or could new yo-yo development qualify...

Author: By Liam T.A. Ford, | Title: Tsongas's Plan for Prosperity | 4/26/1991 | See Source »

...Yo," I wrote back. "You corrected an error on my return? Getcho hands off my return!" Then I tore that up and sent, instead, a meek request that they identify my error. Call it a sixth sense I have for dealing with bureaucracy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Money Angles Dear IRS . . . | 4/8/1991 | See Source »

That may be, but Brooks has of late tried to get with the new fashion program, which is a little like watching your Great-Uncle Roger show up for a guest shot on Yo! MTV Raps. The standard-issue Brooks Ivy League sack has been supplemented with svelter models priced from $395 to $695 that offer a little trim of the trousers and some tuck at the waist, so the suit looks more Polo and less Organization Man. It was Ralph Lauren who modified and merchandised the Brooks Brahmin look into his own house style, which might be called Long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bonfire of The Business Suits | 11/19/1990 | See Source »

...hidden supply of booze, is even sillier. Again, contemporary audiences may be a little queasy about the condescension to dialect and folkways and the equation of black status with pseudowhite behavior. But there is a nonpareil score by George and Ira Gershwin (Someone to Watch Over Me, Clap Yo' Hands) and a display of solo and ensemble tap dancing, by Gregg Burge and a 16-member chorus under the direction of Dan Siretta, that is unsurpassed on Broadway...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Back To Giddy Simplicity | 11/12/1990 | See Source »

...except to the sanity of adults. (Retail prices: $1.50 to $5.) One company to thank for this is Classic Items of Chicago. It has sold 2.5 million of its version, the Klika, since April. A Seattle company, Fascinations Toys and Gifts, has sold 900,000 of its Newton's Yo-Yo. Competition for the cacophonous market share is reaching a peak...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TOYS: Hey, Kid: Cut It Out! | 10/29/1990 | See Source »

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