Word: meters
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...longer. A 1981 state law transferred to cities and towns direct authority over collecting fines for parking violations. With that, Boston computerized its collection operation, bought 10,000 parking meters, hired 95 traffic officers and began using a wheel-locking device known as the Denver boot to immobilize cars with five or more unpaid tickets. In the past fiscal year, Boston took in $22 million in fines and $4 million in meter revenue, quadrupling the take before 1981. The ticket collection rate soared to 70%. "If we hadn't taken these steps," says Vitagliano, "we could have a gridlock...
...from the worst effects of inflation. The problem, however, was that unusual price hikes caused by temporary food or energy shortages, for example, were built into wages. Instead of remaining stable, the inflation rate tended to accelerate uncontrollably. The price index in Brazil has become almost like a clicking meter in a speeding taxicab, and the value of the cruzeiro against the dollar falls by 2% or 3% every week. Late last week it took 568 cruzeiros to buy a dollar...
DIED. Sergei Chalibashvili, 21, Soviet diver; of heart failure, after having struck his head (incurring multiple skull fractures) on the ten-meter-high platform while attempting a 3½ reverse somersault in tuck position at the World University Games; in Edmonton, Alta. The athlete had had trouble in executing the difficult dive in practice. Anticipating tragedy, other divers along with U.S. Coach Bob Rydze could not watch his competition effort. Said Rydze in anger after the July 10 accident: "It's the coach's responsibility to make sure his divers are not attempting dives they...
...With 50 meters left to go at the USA/Mobil Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Indianapolis, Carl Lewis glanced over his shoulder. The view was sweet. He was demolishing an Olympic-caliber field in the 200-meter sprint, and he was doing it at a world-record pace. Then, a wide smile cracking his chiseled features, Lewis tossed away the record by throwing his arms into the muggy night air ten yards before the finish. The crowd of nearly 11,000 roared in delight at the gesture...
Next, he is eyeing a quadruple crown. After all, Jesse Owens took four firsts in Berlin. At the U.S.-East Germany dual meet in Los Angeles last Saturday, Lewis ran the anchor leg in the winning 4x100 meter relay. It was a promising start toward a fourth gold medal and still another reason why some call him the world's greatest athlete. "It's something I cherish," he says of the accolade. "I've worked hard for it. I mean, nothing was just given...