Word: frequented
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ACTUAL THREAT to Europe has not only been magnified, it has also been blurred by the government's frequent use of falsehood as a basis of foreign policy. We hear, for example, that Soviet SS-20 missiles pointed westward are a grave and imminent threat, and that hundreds of new Pershing II missiles must immediately be deployed to offset the SS-20s. Even by the logic of the arms race--if such a thing can be said to exist--the current provocative stance of the U.S. government is absurd...
...cocaine was lethal. But overdoses of coke were directly or primarily responsible for as many as 300 deaths in 1981. Last year Dr. Charles Wetli, the deputy chief medical examiner for Miami's Dade County, attributed 14 local deaths exclusively to cocaine. All of those who died had been frequent users. But the alarming fact is that most of the dead had not been especially reckless: two-thirds died after merely snorting coke?not after free-basing or shooting up?and, according to Wetli, "[none used] any more on the day they died than they had previously." A stark example...
...beeper. Whenever she is 15 minutes past her 11:30 p.m. curfew, her parents dial a telephone number that causes a tiny electronic device stashed in her purse to beep, reminding her that it is time to go home. The elder Grenewalds also take the beeper along on their frequent trips to New York City. Says Susan Grenewald: "The kids can just buzz us if anything important happens. It means we're all in touch as a family...
...National Public Radio is developing a nationwide paging system that will bounce signals off the same satellite it uses for radio programs. The extra charge for beeping coast to coast is estimated at $5 to $10 a month. Says NPR Executive Richard Hodgetts: "Look at the people who are frequent flyers. There are a lot of people on the go all the time." Metromedia and American Express Co. have joined in a four-company venture that will also offer nationwide paging. NPR's partner in satellite beeping, Mobile Communications Corp. of America, estimates that their venture will gross about...
...individual attention continues as clients start their job hunt and after they are hired. Ackerley says the agency "keeps me on the ball" with daily telephone calls and frequent follow-up visits...