Word: coins
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...similar point with flair, Dr. John F. Beary, former high health official in the Defense Department, said he had a way to determine guilt that was cheaper than a lie detector and almost as reliable, since "it's right 50% of the time." He held up a coin...
...Louis produces the transistor radio-size Alco-Sensor, which is being used for roadside tests by police in cities like New York. The $390 device gives a digital readout when the suspect breathes into its plastic mouthpiece. In July, Allstate Distributors of Marietta, Ga., introduced a coin-operated tester for use in taverns...
That stood as the record for 13 years. In today's coin, not even John Henry's $3,906,297 would compare. Kelso won 39 of 63 races. After retirement at nine, Kelso kept busy, occasionally accompanying Du Pont on hunts. For a bachelor, he had a full life...
...make-believe world of the penny arcade, pinball was once a game without peer. But pinball, alas, lost some of its cachet in high-speed modern life-until 18 months ago when there appeared a new breed of coin-operated games that use sophisticated electronic technology to simulate everything from playing table tennis to driving a race car. Besides giving birth to a nationwide fad, the games have also revived the sagging coin-game industry, boosting its revenues and ushering in a new era of cutthroat competition...
...user fee will go up from $1 to $2 per hour on November 1. The coin-operated machines will beep after 15 minutes, signalling a three-minute grace period to either insert another quarter or log off, However, van Ballen stressed that failure to log off will not cause the user to lose his material...