Word: fared
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...days of yore, the dining car is a disappointment. The tables are covered with blue plastic, the meals served on beige plastic dishes. But the food is hearty, and some standards survive, like the thick French toast and trout served in the mountains. Anyone who suffered the vending-machine fare of the 1970s appreciates the fact that the food is prepared -- or at least thawed -- on board, with good sirloin steaks grilled to order in the evenings...
Meals are included in the cost of a sleeper, which on overnight runs provides some privacy and chance of rest, though at a price. For a passenger traveling round trip between Chicago and San Francisco, a deluxe bedroom quintuples the fare, to $1,050. The compartment does have a toilet and shower; actually, the toilet is in the shower stall, but on a two-day trip, it still seems a glorious luxury, those 30-second dousings of 100 degrees F water. Most trains have family bedrooms that can sleep two adults and two children, if they are all fairly limber...
Ratings for Fox's Sunday shows have been averaging between 3% and 6% of the national audience, well below most network fare but still respectable. Fox's two-hour block on Saturday night, however, has languished in the dismal 2% range. Three of the four current Saturday shows will be scrapped next month to make room for two newcomers: Family Double Dare, a nighttime version of the hit children's game show, and The Dirty Dozen, a wartime series based on the movie. Also in the works is a new version of Charlie's Angels, for which Producer Aaron Spelling...
Another consideration for students would be a lack of funds. Most students can't afford taxi fare to the airport, let alone a plane ticket. You could always get your parents to pay for a trip home, but who wants to be subjected to a week-long barrage of "What are you doing with your life? Why don't you get a haircut?" sermons from relatives...
When Chicago Bears Coach Mike Ditka opened a restaurant in the Windy City just over a year ago, the decor was basic football and the menu offered a hearty fare of steaks and ribs. Today the macho ambience remains, but entrees like wild brown rice with lentils and pasta salad with raspberry vinaigrette have sprouted on the menu. Reason: Ditka's regular customers demanded meatless dishes. "And those who still eat meat," says a waitress, "are beginning to eat less...