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...suggested that the voiding of Carey's election as Teamsters president is bad news for him [NOTEBOOK, Sept. 1]. But what about the taxpayers who shelled out $22 million to "monitor" that union election--at a cost of about $100 for each vote cast? That is outrageous! If another union election is held, it should be paid for by the Teamsters, not the Federal Government. S. HARDING LINDHULT Hatboro...
What you forgot to mention in your item on the special-interest, or collector, stamps being sold by the International Collectors Society [NOTEBOOK, Aug. 25] is that these issues, although legal, are often vastly misrepresented. Stamps like the ones you showed of the White House cat Socks are sometimes advertised as being rare or a great opportunity for investment. They are neither. They are printed in tiny countries at the request of the I.C.S., and only enough are used in the country of origin to qualify them as "genuine postally used." The block of nine Socks stamps, which sells...
...want a wider selection of notebook computers, drop by Laptop Superstore. It carries a massive selection of machines all by top manufacturers, and all its systems come with a unique five-year worldwide warranty at no extra charge...
...want a wider selection of notebook computers, drop by Laptop Super-store. It carries a massive selection of machines all by top manufacturers, and all its systems come with a unique five-year worldwide warranty at no extra charge...
...stunned by the crass reference to the Russian space station Mir as a "Rube Goldberg contraption" [NOTEBOOK, July 28]. Mir was built and has operated on a virtual shoestring for more than twice as long as intended by its original design specifications. While it is not sophisticated by U.S. standards, it has made valuable contributions to the body of scientific knowledge. By comparison, America's aerospace program has been historically bloated, redundant and rife with its own spectacular failures, including the Hubble Space Telescope, Apollo 13, failed Vanguard launches and, yes, the unfortunate deaths in the Challenger disaster. I applaud...