Word: lures
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...DESCENT to Hell, Virgil tells us, is easy. It's getting back out that's a problem. Once the first half of this concert had plunged itself into the lower depths, nothing could lure it back. As the gastroenterologists settled back into their seats, and the balcony dwellers returned from the bar, a sudden portent of doom came over me. A portent, as it turns out, eminently justified...
Whatever happens, I.O.S. will be in for a managerial housecleaning. As Cornfeld put it last week: "A hell of a lot more people will go." It would be dangerous, however, if many salesmen defected on their own. European financial pages are carrying ads placed by rival funds trying to lure I.O.S. salesmen -and their clients. The 14,000-man sales force-I.O.S.'s principal asset-has dwindled by several thousand. Unless it can be kept together, there will not be much left of the company to salvage...
...revenues. The plan would cover all U.S. residents, absorbing Medicaid and much of Medicare. Through ten regional agencies the Government would contract with suppliers of medical care. The C.N.H.l. plan would encourage group practices, and by giving them a 3% override on contracts would actually discourage nongroup practitioners. To lure doctors into poorer rural areas, they might be offered a combination of salary and fee for service...
...border cities. In the "parrot's beak" area jutting into South Viet Nam, they surrounded Svay Rieng Ville on three sides. Moreover, they moved to within striking distance of the Mekong River ferry linking Svay Rieng with Phnom-Penh, leading some observers to speculate that they hoped to lure a large defense force across the river and trap it there. To the south, a combined force of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops advanced on the provincial capital of Takeo. During one of its fiercest battles against seasoned Communist troops so far, the inexperienced Cambodian army lost...
...caliber of employees is declining. During the Depression, the benefits of civil service attracted many capable applicants, most of whom were retired by the late 1960s. Since World War II, the lure of security has diminished. Prosperity in the private sector has siphoned off the kind of workers that once flocked to take civil service examinations. One result: In New York, 900 Post Office jobs are now going begging...