Word: agee
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that may be only the beginning of video's move into the jet age. Coming soon from Air Video of Toronto is a small-screen computer-game unit built into a seat tray table. The system, which is expected to be offered on some Canadian Airlines flights this fall, will enable passengers to play two to three games, ranging from chess to variants...
...another age, in a simpler society, a drought of these dimensions was mostly a farm calamity. What could make this drought more menacing than anything yet seen should the rains not come is the interwoven nature of the environment, economy and people. Crop failures, farm bankruptcies, high food costs, transportation disruption, municipal water shortages -- bad as all these are, they are familiar difficulties. Now there is the threat of other, more subtle damage. In California's Silicon Valley, a plan to cut pure reservoir supplies sent a shock through the semiconductor industry. Ionizing mineral-laden well water to the proper...
What is the de rigueur fashion accessory intended for outdoor use but often worn indoors, made famous by celebrities seeking anonymity but now flaunted by just about everyone? Sunglasses, of course. Last year Americans snapped up 189 million pairs (sales: $1.3 billion), from retro-1950s plastic shades to space- age wire rims with mirrored lenses. When it comes to protecting the eyes, however, the emphasis on style may be shortsighted. A cheap $5 pair of sunglasses picked up at a beachside stall may do a better job than those $200 movie-star specials. What's more, the quality of your...
...league's oldest player, and has already re-enlisted. After he made two free throws at the end of Game 6, the 7-ft. 2-in. center was asked about those familiar butterflies that infest stomachs. His, he explained, had long since expired of old age. When he first arrived at UCLA as Lew Alcindor, Abdul-Jabbar was a sculpture of pipe cleaners, all connected at right angles, that later became high-tension wires. Now he is the most serene mobile in sports...
...idea behind the landmark measure is to get people off relief by getting them into jobs. The bill requires that states provide job training, education and work for able-bodied welfare recipients, except those with children under the age of three. (States have the option of lowering that limit to age one.) To ensure the transition from handouts to breadwinning, states would have to provide child care for nine months and Medicaid for up to a year after the parent gets...