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...devices are not 100% foolproof. Enemy troops often foil the people sniffers by hanging buckets of urine in the trees. Even the "wild weasels," which were designed to counteract Soviet-built SAMs, occasionally run amuck. During the Haiphong raid, an anti-radar missile that was intended to strike a Communist antenna accidentally homed in on the guided missile frigate Warden. The ship was so heavily damaged that it had to be towed to the Philippines for repairs...
Take Mickey Feldstein's Foolproof Pawnshop Index. Feldstein keeps a close watch on the percentage of pawned items that are eventually redeemed at his Lincoln Loan Bank & Jewelers in Chicago. In 1966, when the economy was throbbing, Feldstein's redemption rate was 90%. In December of 1970, the Commerce Department's average of twelve leading indicators was pointing up unmistakably, signaling a big rebound in business. Feldstein knew better; his redemption rate the month before was only 60%, and the Commerce Department rebound never came. Today Feldstein sees good times ahead. His redemption rate is a brisk...
...Cool Cash" system limits each account to withdrawals of not more than $100 per day. "Our security system is foolproof." David Meehan, assistant vice president of Coolidge Trust, said. "Everyone using the 'Cool-O-Mat' machine is issued a 'Cool Cash' card whose number is known only to the card's owner, the bank, and the machine...
...sure what shape reform should take, or how changes can be made foolproof or consistently beneficial. Some feel that a man should be free to give as much as he wants to any party or candidate. The fact remains, however, that big money distorts the political scene. The only alternative to reform is still greater dominance of American public life by the fat cats who know, as California Political Veteran Jess Unruh regretfully observes, that "money is the mother's milk of politics." At this point, almost any congressional action would be better than nothing...
...other term-paper services claimed that they had foolproof reference systems which eliminated chances of mistakes. Bab Reth of Quality Bullshit (QBS) said that QBS keeps "detailedrecords of every single transaction...