Word: midnighters
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...your car is not working, stay in Boston and tune in the Midnight Special (Ch. 4, 1:00 a.m.). Among the musicians appearing are Lou Rawis, Rod Stewart, Harry Nilsson, and K.C. and the Sunshine Band...
Throughout the early evening, telephone lines to Europe were open, so the Lufthansa planes were on the air to Frankfurt only for radio checks. But these checks became more and more frequent as the hours passed: from every 30 minutes to 20, then ten and finally two. Shortly after midnight Frankfurt told the planes: "We have lost all telephone and telex connections. You are our only means of communication. Keep in touch...
Steinbrenner felt it was Martin who was baseball dumb. In the middle of July an event took place that Steinbrenner insists was the true turning point. He had flown to Milwaukee for an evening meeting with Martin and then went to bed. Shortly after midnight, two key players, Munson and Lou Piniella, knocked on Steinbrenner's door. They were distraught about the chaos on the team and bluntly told Steinbrenner that the Yankees could not win with Martin as the manager. Was this the way the owner ran his other companies, they challenged him? Steinbrenner was somewhat startled...
...crowd broke into For He's a Jolly Good Fellow. He shot off barbs at IATA. Said he: "The next time IATA starts to rip off customers, they will be very wary and say, 'Watch out. There may be another Freddie Laker.' " Finally, just before midnight Monday, I plopped into seat 21C. For it, I paid $143 -$135 fare, $3 tax, $2 for a hot breakfast and $3 for a cold dinner (no free food on the plane). Over 3,500 miles, that works out to 4? a mile-less than the tolls and gasoline expenses...
There are no exact figures, but owners of a number of leading restaurants estimate that more than 50% of their lunch business comes from expense-account customers. Sometimes business spending approaches 100%, especially in luncheon clubs and restaurants that cater to conventions. Says Stig Jorgensen, manager of the Midnight Sun in Atlanta's convention area: "We figure 65% of our volume is business-related. If we lost even 10% of that, it would put people out of work...