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...private firms to perform 22 tasks currently being done by the cops -- at an estimated 37% savings in cost. These tasks include transporting prisoners, assisting stranded motorists and guarding crime scenes. Similarly, to save money, armed Wackenhut guards have replaced sheriff's deputies on commuter trains in Miami and Palm Beach...
...most shots, the makers of Wayne's World used a Southern California suburb, a fact which explains the presence of palm-trees in the middle of Illinois...
...record straight on sex discrimination at the America's paper of record"--is another matter entirely. Robertson's coverage of the suit in such a personal way--and her behind-the-scenes account of the internal Times debate over the naming of the alleged Kennedy rape victim in Palm Beach--do very little beyond offer the same kind of "insider" Times gossip which all the Times chroniclers preceeding her have done. In a day when questions of women and work continue to baffle and bother feminists and corporate leaders alike, as women continue to be passed over for promotions, Robertson...
...time to give credit where credit is due. "Casino Night," sponsored by the UC, was the best-run UC event I have seen. There were professional dealers, excellent music, a good DJ and magician and a palm reader who knew the trade almost as well as "Mystic Rosa" of Harvard Square fame. The alcohol flowed cheaply and plentifully. Of the several hundred people who attended, the vast majority seemed to have a great time...
...magician, a palm-reader and several studentsinging acts worked to keep non-gamblersentertained...