Word: joining
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...telemarketing crooks. "Mr. Quinn will definitely receive a two-week, all- expenses-paid trip to London," such an announcement begins. Winners are instructed to call for information on how to collect their prize. But when they do, they are informed that in order to "qualify," they must join an expensive travel club and pay "handling fees" of $100 or more, or buy a companion ticket at an inflated price. After the extra costs are added, such "free" trips usually cost more than if they had been booked through a travel agent...
...wars is in full swing at the network news divisions. CBS, in desperate need of a female power hitter, last week grabbed one of the league's best, Connie Chung, from NBC. She will fill a gap in the CBS lineup opened last month when Diane Sawyer left to join the burgeoning Murderers' Row at ABC. Meanwhile, NBC, looking to compensate for Chung's departure, found no superstars on the trading block but managed to land a solid .280 hitter, Mary Alice Williams, formerly of CNN. All three are expected to have high-profile starting berths by the summer...
...nearly four years, and I can't tell you how often this desire has gone through my head. There I'll be, sitting at lunch, minding my own business, discussing the Hedda Nussbaum mess or plans for next year or pass the salt, and suddenly some person will come join...
After a few years on the job--assuming you don't join a union--you will be allowed to drive the beverage cart. Keep both hands on the cart, don't try to pour and drive at the same time and, most importantly, wait until the limbs of sleeping passengers dangle in the aisles before you motor past...
...addition, a concerted effort between The Crimson and minority student groups could be made to encourage more minority students who are in touch with the minority community to join the paper's staff. Perhaps they could lend a more comprehensive view of stories being covered, as well as assist in the location of factual information...