Abstracts

Travel, recreation and leisure

Search abstracts:

The governor's pen pal

Article Abstract:

Hardy officially joined Gov Edgar's staff on Jan 30, 1997, but some observers argue that he actually started to campaign for Edgar as a columnist for the Chicago Tribune. Up until his appointment, Hardy wrote several columns criticizing Edgar's opponent Senator Carol Moseley-Braun.

Media coverage, Journalists, Hardy, Thomas, Moseley-Braun, Carol

---

Snake eyes in the grass

Article Abstract:

Bill Frago claims that he was fired as CEO of the Pepsi-Cola bottlers because he did not support its parent company Whitman Corp's tactics to get a Chicago casino. Casinos are banned in the city so Whitman used lobbying and gifts to pro-gambling politicians to push its agenda.

Officials and employees, Economic aspects, Political aspects, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Whitman Corp., WH, Lobbying, Frago, Bill, Pepsi-Cola General Bottlers Inc. Chicago

---

The remarkable Mr. Farley

Article Abstract:

The underwear-manufacturing company lost close to half a billion dollars in 1997. Farley attained several public-image coups during the past year, including the purchase of $6.7 million 50-acre estate in Rhode Island. He also donated $1.5 million to Boston College Law School.

Executives, Farley, William F.

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: The fairest cape. Life in the fast lane
• Abstracts: The Perrin report. Strategies for winning the fare game. Introducing the fabulous 50
• Abstracts: The last spear hunt. The bear & the bride. Aleutian change
• Abstracts: They do kitchens. Battle of the beaches. Part-time: make it work
• Abstracts: Lord of the fries. Ponies in the mist. Estate of grace

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.