Word: stationed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...very sad," said Rod Stewart. "His death is a great loss to rock 'n' roll." Said Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys: "His music was a great inspiration to us. His personality was a great inspiration to us. He was a fine gentleman." Meanwhile, radio stations canceled regular programming and even commercials to play lengthy homage to the fallen king. In Boston a fan lent his own Presley collection to fill the gaps in one station's library. Outside the Las Vegas Hilton, the flag was lowered to half-mast. Instant cottage industries in Elvis T-shirts...
...learn how it feels to sail the skies, Staff Writer Michiko Kakutani attended a balloon rally at the Mullen farm in Whitehouse Station, N.J. Her report...
Because gas consumption continues to climb and the number of stations has fallen sharply, the amount of gas pumped by the average station has more than doubled since the early 1970s, to about 33,000 gal. per month. The self-service stations typically pump much more -200,000 gal. per month...
Indeed, the big loser in the great gas station shake-up has been the small businessman who leases his station from a large firm and depends on it to provide fuel and marketing support. Often these operators make most of their money from car repairs or maintenance, and do not want to switch to selling gas exclusively. Yet, if they refuse to go along, the companies can and sometimes do refuse to renew their lease...
...pure circulation, all three network news shows together attract just 74% of the viewers," says Arledge. He adds with a shudder: "More than a quarter of the people get their news elsewhere. Half the television station owners around the country are just businessmen who can't be trusted to cover news with any responsibility, and their local news directors are extensions of their sales forces." The way to draw many of their viewers to ABC, Arledge suggests, is to have "responsible but vigorous and fresh journalism." Over at the other networks, people wonder how responsible ABC will be once...