Word: sevens
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...nearby structure that also rumbled. "Then everything was quiet, except for water dripping somewhere. I saw a car smashed so flat I couldn't tell if anyone had been in it." When he got closer, he saw that the driver had been decapitated. The falling wall had smashed seven cars, killing at least five people. "I've seen people die, but nothing like this," said San Francisco fire battalion chief Jack Bogue...
...smoked salmon were served by candlelight. The motive was not mere generosity: the comestibles would have spoiled without refrigeration. At the Mandarin Oriental, a manager explained, "We're doing our best to give our guests first-class comfort, even while bedding them down in the lobby." The expense-account Seven Hills of San Francisco Restaurant served a free sidewalk lunch to anyone who passed by. ) Bankers in three-piece suits munched chicken wings beside bearded homeless...
Executives at the three established networks noted that the opening show achieved a mere .7 rating, meaning that just seven cable households per thousand tuned in, one twenty-fourth of the audience typically commanded by each of the Big Three newscasts. Said a top NBC news official: "I'm more concerned about erosion of our audience from nonnews sources ((entertainment shows, VCRs and so on)) than competing news sources. I don't think this is going to make any difference to us." Of course, that's what the Big Three used to say, with misguided optimism, about...
There is a Bible for every taste, or lack thereof: Bibles bound in denim and hand-tooled leather, translations in street slang, Bible comic books, Bible cartoon videos and seventy times seven other gimmicky editions. Now, for the parson who has everything, here comes the ultimate in modern packaging: the Electronic Bible. This is not a new translation but a hand-held computer containing the entire scriptural text in either the King James or the Revised Standard Version. The item, manufactured by New Jersey-based Franklin Computer, will go on sale in selected retail outlets next week. Price...
Three days after his release from prison, Walter Sisulu met at his Soweto home with Johannesburg bureau chief Scott MacLeod. Sitting on a bed beside schoolbooks that belonged to his grandchildren, Sisulu began the interview only minutes after seven policemen departed. They had asked Sisulu to disperse groups of youngsters who were gathering outside. Excerpts...