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...provide high-tech baby-sitting services. At some of the Discovery Zones, parents can register their children in special supervised programs, then leave them and slip away for a couple of hours to enjoy a movie or dinner. If there is a problem, Mom and Dad are paged by beeper...
...hard to hide the annoying sound of the ubiquitous beeper, but now you can improve its appearance. The latest fashion accessory for those who like to stay in touch is the beeper cover, available in quilted, metallic or even mock-crocodile leather. At $22 to $26, the cover is a hot item at Macy's and other department stores. "Sales have tripled since its introduction four months ago," says Jerry Gelbwaks, president of Do-Rio, which distributes the covers for the manufacturer, Beeper-Tux. Experts predict that the use of beepers will increase more than 16% this year, but with...
...system for transferring the drugs is dizzyingly complicated but well- orchestrated. When a load of drugs is shipped to the U.S., the home office faxes to the cell head a list of buyers, the amount of their purchases and their beeper numbers. The cell head signals each customer's beeper to arrange a delivery at a street corner or parking lot. After the customer sells the cocaine down the line, he fixes a second meeting to make payment. The deals take two minutes or less to consummate...
After each meeting, both drivers alert the cell head in code from a mobile phone or beeper. He telephones a desk officer in Cali, then sends confirmation by fax. Detailed ledgers are maintained in both countries. The ledgers have proved the system's main vulnerability, providing a rich lode of data to DEA analysts when seized...
When Nicole entered the hospital on Aug. 26, Dick's beeper sounded and the Evanses rushed over from a Los Angeles Raiders game. Jan helped coach Nicole through her labor and the birth of the baby girl. The Evanses named her Rebecca; Nicole nursed her in the birthing room...