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Almost immediately, it became clear that never did so few have so little to say to so many. The historic first transmission was a 100-min. broadcast beginning with "Question Time," the daily parrying ritual in which M.P.s ask Cabinet ministers about matters of policy. Those who tuned in hoping to gauge their M.P.'s mettle or even recognize their voices were often completely confounded by the Commons' rules of procedures. Questions were recorded in advance on an "order paper," and the Speaker later posed them by simply referring to the number of the question and name...
...through the static for rock music. Up front, Manager Lee Elia stares at the embers of a cigarette as he flicks it to the floor. It will be 2 a.m. before the day ends. Fourteen hours, more than seven of them on the road, for a 1-hr. 58-min. baseball game...
...astonishing performance. In all, 18 Congressmen changed their minds-although some had been won earlier by Michel's escape bill, which allowed them to endorse the principle of more jobs while spending far less money. With just three minutes to go in the 15-min. voting period and the Democrats seemingly coasting to a victory, Rhodes gave the signal for the Republicans to start shoving their voting cards into the electronic slots that register the tallies in the House. In minutes the electronic scoreboards on the gallery walls showed Ford's victory: 277 to override, 145 against. That...
...year; a teacher in the secondary-school system receives an annual salary ranging from $9,700 to $20,350. Teachers earn more pay, in fact, for less work. Fifteen years ago, a junior high school teacher had a work load of 30 45-min. periods a week, and was required to do a variety of other chores. Today the same teacher is responsible for 25 periods a week and cannot be asked to perform any extra functions. As they rise in the ranks, many teachers give up the classroom for administrative positions. More than a third...
...dressed as priests but got ticketed nonetheless.) The only out-of-the-way vehicle entered was a Travco mobile home with three drivers who, between turns at the wheel, were served soufflé Romano, fettucini and cannelloni by an Italian chef. They made the trip in 45 hr. 36 min. and celebrated with Chianti...