Word: monaghan
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Ever since 1960, when Tom Monaghan opened his first pizza outlet in Ypsilanti, Mich., the eccentric tycoon has been expanding his empire like a spinning wheel of pizza dough. But now that his Domino's chain has 5,100 stores and sales of $2.3 billion, Monaghan is suddenly ready to move on. In a letter to employees and franchise owners, the pizza king disclosed that he is looking for ways to sell Domino...
...Monaghan has been besieged by recent controversies ranging from his donations to antiabortion groups to the allegedly reckless driving of his pizza-delivery drivers. But he says that his plan to "minimize my involvement" springs from his desire to spend more time on his charitable avocations. One holding that is not for sale: the Detroit Tigers baseball team, which the fan bought six years...
...resolved to boycott Domino's Pizza in January, after owner Tom Monaghan allowed the company's facilities in Ann Arbor, Michigan to be used by anti-abortion fundraisers but denied use to prochoice advocates, Ireland said...
...Monaghan also gave $50,000 and pledged another $50,000 to a Michigan campaign to deny public funding for abortions to women on Medicaid, she said...
Domino's Pizza spokesperson Kerry McNulty said the boycott threat was unfair. She said the money was a personal donation by Monaghan, who is a practicing Roman Catholic...