Word: note
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Even though he was hired as a political analyst, Van Voorst, like all other new CIA officers, took a course in basic intelligence gathering. One final exam called for surreptitiously opening a series of sealed envelopes, each inside the one before, and removing a note from the last envelope before resealing the lot. "I successfully extracted my message," says Van Voorst, "but students who used steam were dismayed, because the envelopes had been treated with a purple dye that reacted to the heat...
Officials of Bic, which has its U.S. headquarters in Milford, Conn., note that product packages warn customers to make sure the lighter flame is doused after use. But the warnings do not appear on the lighters themselves. For his part, President Bruno Bich says that "Bic manufactures the best lighter on the market...
Some observers note that relatively few students are affected by high price-tag tuitions. Only about 80 institutions charge more than $10,000. The average private-college tuition, by contrast, is $6,150. Public colleges, which account for 80% of the nation's enrollment, average out at $1,100. Terry Hartle of the American Enterprise Institute questions whether elite colleges even have any incentive to control their prices. These schools, he points out, consistently have "more qualified applicants than places for them...
Kinnear brought out a typewritten note that outlined what Texaco would be willing to put up for a bond while the case remained on appeal. After two hours of discussion, Liedtke declined the offer. The sides agreed to meet again the following afternoon in a Houston condominium owned by Pennzoil...
...visitor from Adams house was not impressed. with the Dunster women or men and wrote, "A note from Adams House--this is a meat market which is disgusting." But Lowell responded favorably to the meat market. "Note from Lowell--wish...