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...which merged with Security Pacific in 1992 in a $4 billion deal. Draped over the en trance of Glendale Federal branches are banners with a red circle and slash mark above the Bank of America logo and the slogan you deserve better. That and everything from free checking to discount airline coupons are designed to lure people like Juliet Kaz, a Security Pacific customer who complains of long lines and new charges since the takeover. But like many depositors, she says, "I'm lazy, and it's a hassle to change checking accounts," even though a Glendale Federal branch...
...Marine Corps Lieut. Colonel will play a retired intelligence operative who provides investigators with top-secret info on an episode of NBC's new drama series JAG. "I'm like John Wayne. I only play good guys," says North, who has acted on TV but once before (if you discount the Iran-contra hearings, considered by some his best work). North has no plans to pursue a serious acting career, although he'd like to work again with JAG director Don Bellisario. Says North reassuringly: "He's no Oliver Stone...
...short run. But by the end of the decade, experts say, increased competition should bring both cable and local phone rates down. And long-distance rates, which have tumbled more than 60% since 1984 after adjusting for inflation, will keep falling amid a proliferation of new competitors and discount plans. Still, says a senior congressional staff member, "the consumer is poorly represented in this process because his stake is small compared to those of the huge monied interests." He adds, "The consumer groups have worked hard on this, but they are soft voices compared to the screaming of the people...
Following the renovations, The Kong will todiscontinue its 10 percent student discount. Leesaid that the prices were already as low as therestaurant thought feasible...
...into the work force, this is where they would land first, among the more than 10 million Americans who hover one rung above welfare on the nation's "ladder of opportunity." These are people who tiptoe between paychecks and have no savings, who ride the bus to the discount stores, who sell their plasma until their veins scar, who don't bother to clip coupons for Cheerios because the generic version is still cheaper, and who can be wiped out by even a minor medical problem...