Word: orderers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...want a Spuds dog,' " reports Evelin Jackson, executive secretary of the Bull Terrier Club of America. Inquiries are up 75% at Jerry's Perfect Pet Shop in Dallas. Customers in St. Louis are so bullish that Petland had to put the dogs on back order...
Philadelphia Electric runs two reactors at Peach Bottom, one of which had been shut down for refueling at the time of the NRC order. The utility now has to show why the plant should be allowed to go back on-line. A spokesman said the company is investigating the charges...
...order to start coaching at West Point, he was obliged to join the Army. PFC Knight earned $89 a month and all the cadets he could eat. Under an intemperate head coach named Tates Locke and an institutionalized system of hazing, Knight instantly burst forth as the most undisciplined disciplinarian since General George S. Patton, or at least Woody Hayes. By 24, he was the head coach at Army; by 30, he had moved over to Indiana University, and as of last week Knight's Hoosiers are the national champions for the third time in twelve years...
...Osawa returned to Tokyo from New York City, he encountered hostility. Classmates ridiculed his Americanized way of shrugging his shoulders in answer to questions and his practice of opening doors for girls. Osawa's teacher informed the boy's mother he must "act like a Japanese person." In short order, Osawa developed a stress-related ulcer and had to be transferred to a private international school. Adults hardly fare better. Says Koji Kato, chief researcher at the National Institute of Education: "Returnees are regarded as kind of guests...
...depends on many elements, but perhaps the most important are 1) knowing what is available and 2) being willing to spend considerable effort and money to locate the best. In short, one has to care a lot about food. It is possible to wander into a people's restaurant, order dishes seen on other tables and have a delicious meal for about $5 a person, but the odds are much against such a happy outcome. A more likely experience would be to spend $375 on a banquet for eight at a gleaming, modern hotel and have an exquisitely presented...