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...soccer stadiums were packed, as were the tapas bars of old Madrid. Late-hour diners filled restaurants, feasting on steaming plates of garlic chicken and stuffed squid swimming in its own black ink. Long queues formed outside cinemas featuring The Towering Inferno, and a Beethoven concert series played to sellout houses. Traffic blocked the capital's streets and tourists swarmed through hotel lobbies. "The only people who are nervous are those across the Pyrenees, those who are abroad," said a government official in Madrid. "We aren't nervous." Not yet, anyway...
...based Kenzo's design. Made of suede, leather or printed cotton, Kenzo's flat half-circle with a snap-down flap has sold millions in copies by Miller, Pappagallo and others. A made-in-Colombia macrame necklace pouch by Kathy McKeany ($5) is expected to be a sellout when it reaches stores across the country this week. More ornate minis include Bagatelle Creations' snakeskin square with bow-tied front flap and shoulder strap ($45), Fendi's burgundy suede pouch on matching belt ($85) and a basket for the neck, from Japan or China, that sells...
...statement that he's gonna take the peaks out of the market. What he doesn't know is that when you take away all the peaks, you've got nothing left but valleys." Nebraska Democratic Governor J. James Exon decried the agreement as a Ford Administration "sellout" to gain votes from populous urban areas at the expense of farming states. These attacks are clearly extravagant. The requirement for negotiation on purchases of more than 8 million tons is a necessary precaution against inflationary disruption of markets, and the deal guarantees farmers an export market worth about...
...member United Federation of Teachers called it a settlement that "nobody likes." Certainly few educators did. As Shanker outlined the proposed contract to the union's delegate assembly (which had voted overwhelmingly to strike the week before), he was interrupted with jeers and catcalls of "Sellout." Outside Madison Square Garden, rank-and-file teachers chanted: "Vote no, vote no." The roiled, resentful membership finally ratified the contract by an unenthusiastic vote...
Inalienable Right. Ocean cruises are back in style, partly because the passenger knows fairly accurately in advance how much his vacation will cost. One sellout this summer was a Royal Cruise Line odyssey that flew tourists from Los Angeles to Athens for a 14-day cruise to Egypt, the Greek Isles and Israel...