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Some of the most ingenious cost-cutting measures are those dreamed up by Continental's Fuel Conservation Task Force. Seventeen fuel-guzzling old Series 10 DC-9s and 727-100s have been grounded. Airplanes will taxi out to the runway on one engine instead of two. Airliners parked at the gates will be heated and cooled by ground-based units instead of onboard auxiliary-power systems. Someone even figured out that by removing all those little armrest ashtrays -- since passengers can no longer smoke on domestic trips -- Continental can reduce aircraft weight by 50 lbs. a flight. While that...
...gunman fled the hotel and attempted to hijack a taxi when he was shot by a U.S. Postal Service Police Officer, Bloch said. The postal service officer was shot by the gunman in the ensuing struggle, in which both men were wounded. A bystander in the hotel was also shot and wounded...
...Attinger walked to a subway stop four blocks from the Time & Life Building. As she approached the subway entrance, a police car screeched up beside it, followed by two more. Drawing his gun, one cop dashed down the stairs, while another warned passersby not to enter. Attinger took a taxi...
...Yorker, and you'd act like a New Yorker. You'd only glance for a moment at the guy costumed as Eleanor of Aquitaine. You'd scheme to get the last seat on the subway car. You'd become a comedian. You might even use harsh language with taxi drivers. You wouldn't behave that way? Well, how about Mother Teresa...
Murphy, who moved into the apartment of some American friends to avoid Iraqi troops in her hotel lobby, was initially able to tour the city by taxi with two European journalists. Some diplomats, including Belgians, provided facilities for filing stories. On Aug. 14 some Europeans made an early-morning run for Saudi Arabia; Murphy, who was staying across town, could not join them. Two days later, Iraq ordered all American and British citizens to report to hotels and register with Iraqi forces. "I did make a couple of taxi trips after that," she said, "but it was pretty nerve-racking...