Word: dot
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Much of the attention to what critics call the "vernacular architecture" of the postwar era comes from baby boomers nostalgically intent on preserving the roadside attractions of their youth. Groups in six states are seriously studying some of the teepee-shape motels and iceberg-shape gas stations that still dot U.S. Route 66, once the main route from Chicago to Los Angeles. "These places are a part of our history," says Richard Gutman, author of American Diner. "They are being swept away at a pace that is astonishing...
...increase its minority recruits. Less than 1% are members of such non-European groups as Asians and blacks, who constitute 6.3% of the population. The Justice Department has concluded that the hat requirement discourages Sikhs from joining the force and would probably fail a court challenge. But Alberta housewife Dot Miles, 62, a self-described "caring Canadian," and her two sisters gathered 150,000 signatures on petitions to retain the dress code, and sympathetic legislators presented the results to Parliament...
...offer that North Carolina's department of transportation found too good to accept. "The Klan is atypical of the groups that have been involved with the program," explained James Sughrue, a DOT official. No other volunteers, except a cub-scout pack considered too young to be on the roads, had been turned down for the highway-cleanup project. Rockey Chapman, head of the klavern, admitted he wanted "that sign to advertise my group." He asked the state branch of the American Civil Liberties Union to sue for a reversal of the rejection. The A.C.L.U. was expected...
...help inflame growing U.S. anxiety about foreign investment in American companies. Last week the U.S. Department of Transportation persuaded Alfred Checchi, who led a $3.6 billion buyout of Northwest Airlines, to reduce the participation by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in the deal from $400 million to $175 million. DOT officials said they would also scrutinize plans by British Airways to invest $750 million in the $6.8 billion employee purchase of United Airlines. Transportation officials said one concern is that foreign investors might share inside knowledge about U.S. airlines with their own governments, thus undercutting U.S. negotiations with other countries over...
...many as 1000 of these students will find their registration packages tainted with the ominous red dot, according to Susan Schnarer, supervisor of the Billing Office. Those students must settle term bill discrepancies with the University before they can register for classes...