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Even with computers, the stenotypist's technique remains the same. Pressing one or more letters on a 22-button keyboard, the stenotypist writes phonetically, omitting letters that are not sounded, or uses one of 3,000 standard abbreviations to represent a familiar word or phrase. For example, W stands for...
The tumultuous Philippines, East Asia's poorest country, has the most ambitious free-enterprise plans. President Corazon Aquino is pressing for a "second revolution" to rebuild her impoverished and embattled country, which faces Communist insurgents at home and political maneuvers launched by ousted President Ferdinand Marcos from abroad. A Cabinet...
Despite Iacocca's rejection of its overtures, the committee seems bent on continuing its quixotic mission. "He made his statement, and we take him at his word," said Committee Member Terrence O'Connell, a Washington political consultant. "Now we're going to go ahead and do what we said we...
Liberty Weekend, some carped, was more about profits than patriotism, more about commerce than comity. The opening-night ceremony was a sentimentalized show-biz tribute that left no cliche unturned, a hokey combination of the old Jackie Gleason show from Miami Beach, the Rose Bowl parade and the Ziegfeld Follies...
The Soviets may also be voicing their annoyance at mixed signals from the U.S. The Administration has been pressing for a second summit, and President Reagan last week told the newspaper USA Today he is "optimistic . . . that we're going to have a summit where we can reach agreement." But...