Word: pers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...South Korean protest was triggered when a test requested by consumer groups showed the Alar content of U.S. grapefruit to be 0.5 parts per million or less. But since the lab equipment was not accurate enough to measure below that level, this was "equivalent to a finding of no Alar," says Dan Gunter, executive director of Florida's department of citrus. Says he: "Alar is not used on grapefruit." The Korean government declared U.S. grapefruit safe, but American growers fear the sour taste may linger...
...scale guarantees each employeeeither a 5 percent or 50 cent-per-hour raise,depending on which is higher for any individualworker, Bozzotto said...
...increase in vacation time for junior officers is another key issue for the police union, Mederos said. Currently, members of the Harvard University Police have the right to take two weeks vacation per year until they have served in the force for a minimum of five years, when they receive three weeks vacation...
ACTUALLY, I enjoyed the six-hour delay en route to Israel and the three-hour delay (on the runway) on the way back. It's not like I get pleasure from delays, per se. It's just that I love watching my relatives deal with them...
...rate of one every three months, but naval experts predict the troubles will continue. "The incidents were coincidental," says James McCoy of London's International Institute for Strategic Studies, "but the problem is that the frequency of this sort of incident is higher in the Soviet navy per reactor than anywhere else." Admiral Sir James Eberle, a former NATO commander, agrees: "There are indications that their engineering is not of the standards needed in the nuclear business, that their attitudes to safety means their training standards are not adequate. Soviet subs are more dangerous because they are more liable...