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...York City's subways, the subject of innumerable horror stories, conjure up hellish images in the minds of out-of-towners. But while many crimes occur in the tangle below ground, the 81-year-old, 24-hour-a-day system faithfully carries about a billion riders a year, three-quarters of the nation's rapid- transit passengers. An average of 38 felonies are committed each day, only 2.6% of the city's total crime...
...viewers and visibility. During the first three months of this year, the network is introducing 45 new programs or series and has launched a multimillion-dollar national advertising campaign to promote them. More than 12 million cable homes now receive some or all of A&E's 20-hour-a-day schedule, usually as part of their basic cable service. Though viewership is still a tiny blip on A.C. Nielsen's meters, A&E is hanging...
...cheery, 18-hour-a-day campaigner, Petty often works parades, tirelessly darting between marching bands to grab spectators' hands on either side. The conservative Petty draws heavily on Reagan's popularity in the state, merrily proclaiming, "I'm a supply-sider." She radiates the President's brand of apple-pie patriotism and insists, "I won't make a left turn when I cross the Potomac...
Unlike Shamie, Richardson speaks slowly and quietly, sometimes with a cracking voice, and he often lacks Shamie's energy. Nonetheless, campaign aides say he is running a grueling 16-hour-a-day campaign schedule and is trying to loosen up his campaign style...
...Every year, $2 million goes for 24-hour-a-day emergency "Redline" phones, which always have operators on duty. The phones have been used for calls to everything from hobby shops and dog kennels to restaurants, banks, hairdressers and hunting clubs. The price of the phones equals what it would cost to give breakfast to 2 million poor children...