Word: em
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Only when they first die," Jeff says. "They keep 'em in the fridge until they ship 'em to me. Then I freeze-dry 'em before they thaw out." Jeff gazes proudly at his model 48104 freeze-dry chamber that he purchased for $30,000 from a company in Minnesota. The cylindrical chamber, 4 ft. by 9 ft., is the sole possession of Jeff's Preservation Specialties, Inc., the company he operates out of a bare room in an industrial mall in Pinellas Park, Fla. The hulking chamber, with a glass window at one end, resembles those gadgets in science fiction...
Casting the First Stone Dept.: Newsweek had some harsh words for "trash t.v." shows such as "Geraldo," "A Current Affair" and "The Morton Downey, Jr. Show." According to Newsweek, they are "sleazy," "dirt," and "trash-masters" which "Shock 'em to attention....Deliver a visceral rush by playing to [the viewers'] most primitive fascinations...
...Muttering among camera operators, early morning on the South Lawn, waiting for some sign of life in the Bush White House: "Where are all those kids and dogs? Get 'em out here. We gotta have some action." Warning: if kids are used to get a President elected, he'd better keep them around for slow news days. Suggestion: an "urchin mobile," first discovered in China by Richard Nixon in 1972, a van that carries cute kids from camera position to camera position with changes of sweaters, hair ribbons and jump ropes inside...
...players, Doss decided to bypass high schools and compete, instead, against junior colleges. The decision keyed Upward Bound's remarkable rise to national prominence. Besides valuable travel for the girls, it meant exposure to college scouts and tough, skill-honing competition. And, Doss grins, "I knew we could beat 'em." As he'd learned the hard way, nothing succeeds like success...
...task is to be a highly visible and articulate disturber of the complacent and the comfortable. Already Bennett has been on the phone to enlist the like-minded energy of HUD Secretary-designate Jack Kemp, saying, "You've got public housing, the K mart of drugs. Let's clean 'em...