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...houses look pretty much the same as well. And the feeling of the neighborhood persists. People who have known each other for years pause on the sidewalks to chat. The cleaners and the shoe shop do not need to hand out claim checks. Dogs are greeted by name. Babies abound. Eccentrics have positions of honor...
...Aurora, Colo., is a cut above the rest. Up on the twelfth, Concierge Monika Lidman treats all of her guests like VIPS. "They love to be pampered," she says. In their rooms, guests find refrigerators stocked with smoked oysters, wine, crackers, olives and English tea cookies. Other comforts abound: fresh carnations, soft white bathrobes, wicker baskets filled with toiletries...
Examples of our religious foundations abound. The national motto, "In God We Trust," is imprinted on all of our currency. We refer to God in our national anthem and in "America." President Reagan has proclaimed a Jewish Heritage Week as well as declaring 1983 the "Year of the Bible." The words "Anno Domini" (translated: "in the year of our Lord") or "A.D." have pervaded our time references, are chiseled into nearly every federal building, and are found in every Presidential document. And the most telling of all, we publicly continue to celebrate the birth and crucifixion of Jesus Christ...
...undisputed domain of A T & T. More than 100 companies now compete with A T & T's Western Electric in manufacturing a vast new array of telephones, from the basic black model to designer styles and gimmicks like the Pac-Man special. Opportunities for growth-and disaster-abound. Technicom International, a young Darien, Conn., company that sells residential phones and small-business communications systems, captured revenues of $43 million in its first full year. Wall Streeters predict, however, that newcomers to the telecommunications competition will have a high mortality rate...
Major college football players are no strangers to being bought. No-show summer jobs and free "demonstration" automobiles are given to every potential All American, and perks abound for all. In the Ivy League, Coach Joe Restic takes care of his own and helps players find jobs when they graduate...