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...dollop of gratitude for the current economic state of affairs. Today the 2,050 people who live on the archipelago's 30 inhabitable islands boast a per capita income of $30,000, as compared with the U.S. per capita rate of $22,000. If the upside has meant a VCR in every home, the downside is a threat to the area's cherished isolation, as tourists, developers and oil speculators take notice of the archipelago's rich resources...
Typical of the folksy side of the Perot crusade is the storefront office that volunteers have just opened in a minimall in Irvine, Calif. A driving force here is Merrick Okamoto, 31, a stockbroker, never before involved in politics, who brought in his own television set and VCR so that the faithful can watch tapes of Perot's TV appearances. "People who deny Perot's popularity just don't get it," Okamoto explains. "This movement is about choice. People can't stand another four years of gridlock." Nearly 500 turned out for a Perot rally in Irvine -- middle-class, middle...
...winning a Best Picture award at the Oscars and attracting a cult following. And yet, only this past month has it been released on videotape. In the hundreds of dictionary-thick books listing thousands of home videos, and the glut of literature on the relatively new world of the VCR, Tom Jones is a near-perfect piece of art which had been shoved off into some dark corner while cheap comedies go from the studio cutting floor to the movie theaters then to a video store shelf in a mater of days...
...illustrate his point, he asked the audience: "How many of you own an MX missile?" As the audience laughed, he added: "How many of you own a VCR? Not one of those VCRs was made...
Encouraged by hundreds of fan letters, Ye decided to give her sport another try. "I am a little flower that must open," she said, unfolding her fingers like petals. Ye spent endless hours in front of a VCR, trying to learn the secret of Blair's near flawless technique, and in the process developed an awe of her rival's abilities. Skating three pairs ahead of Bonnie, Ye got off to her trademark slow start in the 500. Then on the backstretch as she accelerated, Ye claims she was obstructed on the lane changeover by the Soviet skater against whom...