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DIED. GARRARD SMOCK JR., 86, third-generation Pullman porter who gained a measure of unexpected fame as one of the chief subjects of the book Rising from the Rails: Pullman Porters and the Making of the Black Middle Class, about the black men who, in the Golden Age of train travel, found low-paying but long-term work--and deep respect in the black community--catering to the whims of passengers in Pullman sleeping cars; in Los Angeles. Among the riders for whom Smock shined shoes, cooked and ran errands were President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor...
...bonuses and benefits this year to induce young Americans to enlist and to entice those already in uniform to extend their service. There are premiums to be pocketed for signing up for certain jobs--infantry, military police, transportation--as well as for agreeing to ship out quickly to train--and then, probably, go to Iraq...
...fans tolerate being screwed with like this? Because Abrams knows that it is character, not plot, that makes stories plausible. If you ground the emotions, people will buy the twists. When Sydney dangles off a speeding train and escapes, yes, it's "unbelievable," he says. "But hopefully viewers will think, 'Oh, my God, that is how I would react if I was hanging outside a train...
...roughing it is the best wake-up call in Scotland: in the pristine winter air, from some of Britain's highest ground, there are panoramic views stretching 150 kilometers or more. The next snowy trek takes place March 12-14 and is priced at $508, including airport or train-station transfer and lodge accommodation when you're not snug in your snow hole...
...argued in the past that Lamont needs to close in time for employees who rely on subway transit home to catch their train. The Red Line subway that passes under Harvard Square, however, closes early enough that the current 12:45 a.m. closing time must still be prohibitively late for library workers who ride it. When Brown University extended the hours of its Rockefeller Library, it found that it could do so by keeping just one security guard and two student clerks working until the library’s new 2 a.m. closing—most employees leave at midnight...