Word: annuals
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...whose computerized credit reports document in exquisite detail the bill- paying habits of 143 million consumers, is running TV ads in New York City and Los Angeles that offer people a peek at their own credit reports. For a $35 annual fee, subscribers get a summary of their TRW files and written notice whenever anyone orders a credit check on them...
...present level of 3.2 million. The increasing prosperity of farm life means that the army has been forced to enlist more urban youth, who are more inclined to question orders. Despite such lures as family benefits and monthly bonuses, local officials often find it difficult to produce their annual quota of recruits. As a result, some | communities have begun to impose fines on youths who refuse to enlist. "Recruitment is even harder than family planning," a military officer complained. "You can drag a person to the hospital ((for an abortion)), but you can't drag one into the army...
...home but must check in with probation officers a number of times each day while also holding a job, often in community service. This approach requires the hiring of more probation officers, but it nevertheless winds up costing only a fraction of the $14,000-to-$30,000 annual expense of keeping an inmate in a cell...
Across a parcel of scorched landscape, a pair of male ground squirrels are enacting an annual ritual. Chirping madly, the rivals dash at each other, tails raised, seeking to establish hegemony over the turf that will become a summer home for mate and offspring. The battle is fierce but short; the loser scuttles off into the sagebrush. The victor preens on hind legs, surveying a domain where shoots of bluebunch wheatgrass, Idaho fescue and larkspur have begun to sprout. It is springtime in the Rockies, and Yellowstone National Park is emerging from hibernation -- and recovering from the most troubled time...
Cable television was a strapping adolescent when Congress agreed in 1984 to free the industry from regulation to give it room to grow. Since then the business has developed with a passion. Now a vigorous adult, cable reaches 54% of U.S. television homes and has annual advertising revenue of more than $1.8 billion, compared with just $60 million in 1980. But the industry's rapid expansion and newfound clout have prompted sources ranging from consumer groups to motion-picture studios to call loudly for renewed regulation...