Word: waiting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...vacationers missed connections with Florida cruises because flights south were canceled. Hundreds of thousands of airline customers were left holding some $250 million worth of prepaid Eastern tickets. In order to get refunds, those who paid in cash will have to queue up behind Eastern's secured creditors and wait as long as a year...
Students may complain about the wait at University Health Services, but it seems as though professors have nothing to worry about. On a recent visit to the UHS walk-in clinic, a Crimson reporter who had been waiting for nearly an hour noticed Lamont University Professor Amartya Sen take a seat. Ten minutes went by, and the Oxford-imported scholar waited calmly next to the students. A harried doctor soon emerged, though, and with a "Right this way, Mr. Sen," whisked the professor away from the scene. The students continued waiting...
Under the plan, which won Lifland's approval, tickets and reservations frozen by the bankruptcy filing will be accepted, and most travelers will receive first-class seats. Those holding tickets for routes canceled by Eastern can exchange for travel credits on Eastern's present flights. Otherwise, ticket holders can wait until Eastern resumes operation on the original route and take a companion at half price...
...wait, you get an idea...
Pennington said NASA could wait as late as tomorrow before deciding to end the mission a day early. Discovery currently is scheduled to land Saturday at Edwards Air Force Base in California...