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...newspapers, no subways. So why not a tropical storm? Or maybe your sewer system will back up and you'll be riding to work on alligators. We don't have any black outs or water shortages or subway strikes. Matter of fact, our commuter trains are seldom even late...
...added costs of a wife, a child, a dependent parent, or unpleasant working conditions. Italians are paid $8.40 a month extra for each child, also collect supplements if they work at an open-hearth furnace, at a high altitude, or in an old malarial zone, though malaria has seldom struck since Mussolirii drained the swamps. The Belgians get extras to cover the cost of commuting by train, and the hardy Dutch, who cycle to work, are given "bike money...
...between Palance and Lancaster, who seem to be firing off philosophical asides about the life of violence mainly because they need a rest. Most of the dialogue has a whiplash sting, and since the scenario is chiefly concerned with ambushes and train holdups and muscle-hard suspense, there is seldom time out for blather...
Pike was irate at the report. Calling upon a seldom-used Episcopal canon, he petitioned Hines for a formal investigation of the "rumors, reports and allegations affecting my personal and official character." Hines countered by allowing a cooling-off period before naming an investigative committee. Softening the blow against Pike, the house then voted to set up a council to "help rethink, restructure and renew the church" -something that Pike has been proposing for years...
...president, aim to increase foreign sales 25% next year. Other U.S. soft-drink makers are also training some of their highest-priced executive and promotional talent on the foreign market, whose growth rate will soon top that of the U.S. market. Competition is so acute that companies seldom disclose the size of their foreign sales, but industry insiders estimate conservatively that the annual volume of U.S. soft drinks abroad is at least 1 billion cases-making a market of more than $1 billion...