Word: racks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Delta's plain pipe-rack operation on the ground is not visible in the air, where it has won faithful business travelers for its efficient, on-time service. Its advertising ("Delta is ready, when you are") is equally straightforward. "We don't go in for this Wings of Man stuff," says a spokesman...
Come to think of it, there seem to be more elk than a reasonable man would think necessary. One of the bidders explains why. There is a lively market in the Orient for powdered elkhorn, a surefire aphrodisiac, and an 18-to 20-lb. rack of antlers will bring about $105 per lb.: "Of course, you got to cut the rack off when it's still in velvet, and some folks think that's cruel, but it don't do no real harm, and you still got your...
...Nancy has a new mink in the closet, but may forgo it in favor of a Republican cloth coat. The Reagans' attire will be a considerable departure from the populist style of the Carters. For his Inauguration, Jimmy Carter wore a $175 suit he had bought off the rack a week before, which was consistent with his announced desire to de-emphasize the pomp of the White House...
Back at the house Reagan talked about the high country. Western landscapes filled the rooms, a huge gaucho hat hung on a rack, a saddle sat by the wall. "This place has a spell," he said, "and people feel it when they come here...
...General Dynamics plant in Fort Worth, one of Cincinnati Milacron's T-3 robots makes sheet-metal parts for the F-16 fighter. The T-3 selects bits from a tool rack, drills a set of holes to a .005-in. tolerance and machines the perimeters of 250 types of parts. A man doing the same job can produce six parts per shift, with a 10% rejection rate. The robot makes 24 to 30 parts, with zero rejections. The machine costs over $60,000 and has saved $93,000 in its first year...