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...example, Reese says, Gov. Michael S. Dukakis is a member of the "Two More Rungs" group. The category is similar to "Pools and Patios" and "Furs and Stationwagons," but it is especially for affluent ethnics...
Vice presidential nominees Dan Quayle and Lloyd Bentsen polished their debate lines yesterday in preparation for their 90 minutes in the campaign spotlight. At the top of the tickets, George Bush said he wanted to inspire affluent youths "to help our poor," while Gov. Michael S. Dukakis said the GOP offers only "slogans and symbols...
...want our affluent to help our poor," hesaid. "I want the young men and women of ourtree-lined suburbs to get on a bus, or the subway,or the metro, and go into the cities where thewant...
...same time, the movement of women into the work force has produced a second commuter in most households. A suburban, two-income family typically owns two cars for the parents and often a third car for teenagers to take to school or the mall. In the affluent Washington suburb of Fairfax County, Va., the number of autos has increased almost 84% since 1975, nearly three times as fast as the population growth...
...teach them how to prevent pregnancies, maybe premarital sex will become even more common," frets Liu. Still, Dr. Wu labels Beijing's stand hypocritical, pointing out that government hospitals in the Special Economic Zone of Shenzhen, near Hong Kong, have become profitable abortion mills by guaranteeing confidentiality to affluent women who cross the border into China for the operations...