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...first national Action Line Conference, sponsored by the Corning Glass Works in Corning, N.Y., a graceful old mill town tucked, as one company official puts it, "in the valley of sand and imagination." Action Line met more than 100 fellow problem-solving columnists-who are also known as Mr. Fix-It, Mr. Action, Call for Action, Action for You, Help Desk, Hotline, Tell It to George and other reassuring names-as well as assorted government and industry consumer-movement watchers...
...front door just like wanted guests. No Marine Band in the foyer, but can almost hear a Sousa march as we proceed into State Dining Room. Elegant E-shaped table with cut fall flowers. Feel like Congressmen with votes in pockets. Orange juice at door for quick fix. Eggs (poached and scrambled), sausage, bacon, buns. Better cuisine than reported...
...Betamax a replay of her first triumph unwinds in glorious technicolor. The camera zooms in on pink fingernails fluttering near pale skin as her face crumples with joy and disbelief. The weepy, departing queen struggles to fix the crown on her successor's head. As a recorded chorus serenades, "She's a miracle, she could be Miss America. . . the one that we ado-o-o-re," the winner grips her scepter and hurtles toward the runway at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium...
...provides a special reception center for witnesses in the courthouse, free transportation to court, day care for witnesses' children, a "victim's hot line" so prospective witnesses can get instant advice and reassurance. There is even a repair service to board up victims' broken windows and fix damaged locks. Since 1974, the National District Attorneys Association has sponsored victim-witness assistance programs through 68 offices all over the U.S. Other groups, including the Junior League in Chicago, have pitched in, providing encouragement to witnesses. With some success apparently: in one Chicago courtroom the Junior League ladies have...
...those friends was a prominent banker whom Minor implicated in a scheme to fix a jury. "I liked him," Minor says, "but sometimes you have to put aside personal friendship. Once I get my hand on a document, I know it's got to be brought...