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Word: weather (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Friday's weather--90 degrees and 80 percent humidity--was not ideal for running...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Women Harries Win; Men Finish Second | 9/26/1988 | See Source »

...face, the program looked good. Modeled on a highly-successful national newspaper, the show boasted great graphics and a computer-generated nightly weather map that would make the American Meteorological Association blush with pride. Add this to a sharp team of anchors, including rising star Kenneth Walker, formerly...

Author: By Mark M. Colodny, | Title: Survey Says: Tuneout, USA | 9/24/1988 | See Source »

...Gulf coast and billions of dollars worth of damage in Jamaica and Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. In Bangladesh, some 40,000 homes have been destroyed by flooding and the stagnating flood waters may spread disease through most of the population. The forest fires in the Northwest, exacerbated by the weather, have burned an area approximately the size of Connecticut and still have not been brought under control...

Author: By John J. Murphy, | Title: Is The World Courting Disaster? | 9/19/1988 | See Source »

Unless noted, events are broadcast live. Times are EDT. NBC will air an hour of recaps weekdays at 4 p.m. Weather may influence schedules. M=men's competition, W=women's competition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: Viewer's Guide | 9/19/1988 | See Source »

Today's dialing-for-data industry was actually born decades ago, when New York Telephone first started offering the time of day in 1928 and the weather report in 1937. The company added Dial-a-Joke in 1974 and a recorded Santa Claus message the following year. But no one made money on the announcements until 1980, when AT&T launched its Dial-It service. The 900-prefix, long- distance lines enabled callers to participate in automated polls, typically sponsored by TV shows, for 50 cents for the first minute. Initially AT&T pocketed all the toll charges...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Ever Said Talk Was Cheap? | 9/19/1988 | See Source »

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