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...Larry Mullen Jr. and Adam Clayton of U2 and even the Chieftains. In the rigidly structured formats of FM radio, though, Griffith has never found a fit: Is she folk, country or what? Now, with the release this month of her 12th album, the magnificently tuneful and frankly autobiographical Flyer, Griffith's relative lack of celebrity is a bygone thing...
...will begin to roll out some dozen cards, each one pitched at a different segment of the consumer market. Some cards will bear the exclusive imprimatur of AmEx and will boast waived fees; others will share billing with other companies that offer a range of enticements, like frequent-flyer miles and car discounts. All will offer revolving credit at rates expected to rival AmEx's less tony rivals. And where business travelers were once AmEx's preferred clientele, every creditworthy American will now be wooed. "There were four major areas where we were not up with the competition: fees, coverage...
...winner in all of this is the consumer." Even AmEx's Skillern acknowledges that "the world probably doesn't need a new credit card," though he remains confident that "consumers will welcome a new series of value propositions." (That's industry-speak for such card bonuses as the frequent-flyer miles and discount phone calls that have proliferated over the past decade...
Arthur says Hansen failed flight school because she was a marginal flyer who would not improve with training. Maybe so, although she flew for more than a year, sometimes solo, with good marks. Some admirals are more enlightened than the men below them, but until they shake up the ranks little will change. For the moment, perhaps the only way women can make their point is to take a few admirals down with the ship...
...small airplanes. Today they turn out fewer than 1,000, a 95% drop in business, much of it due to the fears of lawsuits. Under existing laws, manufacturers can be sued any time a plane breaks down or is involved in an accident -- even if the sturdy little flyer has flown reliably for a quarter-century. Piper Aircraft Corp. of Vero Beach, Florida, made the famous Cub -- the little yellow plane that thrilled county-fair audiences with rides and stunts like the Flying Farmer, a "runaway" plane with Grandma on board and cornstalks streaming from its landing gear...