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...small cities?to $49,229. The wages increase with the difficulty of the job (starting pay at one of the busy "birdcages" near New York, Chicago and Los Angeles is $37,000). On top of that, Poli wanted a twice-a-year, cost-of-living increase that would be 1?? times the rate of inflation. The FAA offered a $4,000 wage hike, which would have included a $1,700 increase as part of the 4.8% raise given all federal employees this year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turbulence in the Tower | 8/17/1981 | See Source »

Parr ordered the driver to turn right and rush toward George Washington University Hospital, 1?? miles from the Hilton. By radio Parr advised the Secret Service command post at the White House: "Rawhide is heading for George Washington." Rawhide is Reagan's apt Secret Service code name. His limousine is called Stagecoach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Six Shots at a Nation's Heart | 4/13/1981 | See Source »

Steven Lauterbach will work his way through 1?? filing cabinets of letters sent to him by well-wishers and saved by his mother in Dayton. But Lauterbach's father Eugene is unlikely to get his wish: "I hope I never hear the word Iran again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran Hostages: An End to the Long Ordeal | 2/2/1981 | See Source »

What is most remarkable, however, is Borg's consistency. His strokes remain the same, whether it is match point at Wimbledon or a practice session at home in Monte Carlo. Altering the angle of the racquet face just 1?? at the moment of impact can translate into as much as a 6-ft. difference in where the ball lands on the other side of the net. As a result, Borg never knows those secret fears so familiar to weekend hackers: "I hope he doesn't hit it to my backhand ..." On the contrary, Borg is confident that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Tennis Machine | 6/30/1980 | See Source »

...Nunn charged that the Army had only "one-third of the ammunition and equipment it needs to ... sustain simultaneously a war in Europe and a minor contingency in the Middle East or outside of Europe." Nunn was referring to the official U.S. doctrine of having the resources to fight 1?? wars at the same time: a major confrontation with the Soviets in Europe, plus a regional skirmish. Said Nunn: "In the category of tank ammunition designed specifically to destroy other tanks, the Army has on hand about one-fourth of the requirement postulated by the Department of Defense for sustained...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Price of Power | 10/29/1979 | See Source »

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