Word: meters
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Freshman Jennifer Greene and senior Shannon Byrd both qualified for the national 3-meter competition as a result of their finishes in the Zone A Championships this past weekend in State College, Penn. Greene won the 3-meter contest with a score of 374.20 points, while Byrd finished second with...
Both divers narrowly missed the opportunity to compete on the 1-meter board as well. Only the top four finishers earned NCAA bids, and Greene wound up fifth and Byrd seventh overall--although both divers were within 12 points of gaining the final slot...
...workplace, executives argue, individual rights must be subordinated to the broader welfare of fellow employees and customers. "We're not on a witch hunt," says Personnel Manager John Hunt of Southern California Edison. "Our No. 1 concern here is safety. We also have a responsibility to our customers. Our meter readers go into people's homes." Independent experts share the executives' concerns. Says Peter Bensinger, a former head of the Drug Enforcement Administration who is now a leading consultant on corporate drug problems: "Companies do have a right and responsibility to establish sound working conditions. We're talking about people...
Some workers get so freaked out on drugs that they become a menace to everyone around them. A meter reader for a Washington utility became crazed after taking PCP and ran from one backyard to another. He hid behind bushes and jumped out and screamed at frightened neighborhood residents until police arrested him. In New Jersey a dentist who injected himself with three syringes of cocaine every morning as he drove down the turnpike to work began to complain that the fillings he was putting into patients' mouths were talking to him. His partners quickly forced the dentist to sell...
Shaun McLane of William and Mary won the final event, the 1-meter diving, finishing with a 499.75 score...