PART 7
LESSON 2 HE'S FLYING SOMEWHERE TODAY. . . lst(2) hsfsmwtd
Mike: Stand by.Three, two, one. Stdbtr t o
Jake: Where's Abbott Larkin? Ws(a)btlk
That's the question at the Stamford Hotel this morning. tttqstastfdhttsmn
The President of International Computer was in the Soviet Union last week. Tpsdt(o)fitntncptws(i)ntsvt(u)nlstwk
He was in the Bahamas on Monday. He was in Rome yesterday. Hws(i)ntbhms(o)md,hws(i)nrmystd
Why is he in Stamford today talking with James Brady, president of NIT? wishstftdtkwtjmsbd
Is he discussing a merger?OK, Mike. Cut. I don't know if we can use that. Ishdscsmg,ok,mk,ct idkiwcust
We can use it if we catch Abbott Larkin. Wcusit(i)fccabtlk
Mike: Let's look for him. ltlkfhm
Jake: Did you see Larkin? Do you have the picture? Dd(y)slk dyhvtpct
Mike: No, I just saw the car drive away. I didn't see Larkin. N,ijststcdvw
Where's he going now? wshgn
Jake: He's traveling. Larkin told me I could ask the travel agent for his flight plans.Hstv,lktdmicd(a)sktvl(a)
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He said he might talk to me tomorrow. I'm going to see the travel agent now. hsdhmtktmtmr,imgtsttvl(a)gn
Mike: Good idea. Gd(i)d
Jake: I'll meet you here in an hour. Imt(y)hin(a)nh
Travel Agent: That's what it's showing. And then it connects at 4: 45. . . ttwt(i)ts,adtn(i)tcncts(a)tfftf
and gets into White Plains at 6: 24. . . Well, that's what it's showing. . . adgtitwtpls(a)tsxttf
Yeah, because the next one is at 6: 50 from Saginaw. Y,bcstnxtois(a)tsxftfsgn
That gets into Detroit at 7: 35. So it's a very similar... You're all set. Tgtitdtt(a)tsvttf,sits(a)vrsml
I'll get seats and I'll put this one your American Express. . . . igtts(a)dilpttsoyamtcexps
Um-hmm. . . It has to be ticketed this week. Uh,ithstbtctswk
Jake: I need to find Abbot Larkin. He's flying somewhere today, indfd(a)btlk,hsfsmwtd
maybe to Dallas or St.Louis on TWA. Try St.Louis. mbtdls(o)rstls(o)ntwa
Travel Agent: All right. art
Well, let me check what flights are available that are going out this afternoon. W,ltmccwtftavlbtagotts(a)ftn
Travel Agent: There's a TW flight leaving LaGuardia at 3: 35, ts(a)twfltlvlgdttrttf
arriving St.Louis at 5: 25. Arvstls(a)tfttf
Jake: Is he on that flight? ishotft
Travel Agent: I cannot tell you that. I would have to call up TWA icnttl(y)tt,iwdhvtcl(u)ptwa
Jake: Well, can we do that? w,cwdtt
Travel Agent: Certainly can. ctlc
Travel Agent: This is Marion at Prospect Travel. Ts(i)smrn(a)tpscttv
Could you display your Flight 119, LaGuardia--St.Louis, cd(y)dsplyftoon,lgdsls
for Larkin, L-a-r-k-i-n, first initial A or Abbott? . . . You're not showing anything?Flk,larkin,fst(i)ntl(a)or(a)
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Jake: It would be later today, then. Itwdblttd,t
Travel Agent: OK, uh, would you. . . No, no, that's OK. . . ok,u,wd(y)
Would you please check, uh, Flight 361. . . At 3: 35 today? . . . wd(y)plscc,u,fttrsxo,attrttftd
Yes. . . Yes, same person. . . Yes. . . A. Larkin? . . . ys,ys,smps,ys,a,lk
Right. And you show he is confirmed on 361 leaving at 3: 35 from LaGuardia, ad(y)shscfmd(o)ntrsxolvttrttflgd
arriving St.Louis at 5: 43? Arvsls(a)tffttr
Jake: Is he going to Dallas? ishgtdls
Travel Agent: Do you show him continuing on to Dallas? . . . dyshmctnotdls
He is. And what- -Do you show any further reservations for him? . . . hs,adwt,dysw(a)nftrsvtsfhm
So he is, um, leaving from LaGuardia today to St.Louis, shs,u,lvflgdtdtsls
and then continuing tomorrow from St.Louis to Dallas? . . . adtctntmrfslstdls
OK, thank you very much. . . You're welcome. Bye. Ok,tk(y)vrmc,yrwlc,b,
Jake: So what's his schedule? Swthscdl
Travel Agent: He is on TW Flight 361 today, the 26th, hsotwflttrsxotd,tttsx
leaving LaGuardia at 3: 53, arriving St.Louis at 5: 43. . lvlgdtrfttr,arvsls(a)tffttr
And tomorrow he is continuing on TW Flight 551, adtmrh(i)sctnotwftffo
leaving Dallas at 11: 55, and arriving--I mean, leaving St.Louis at 11: 55 lvdls(a)telvftf,ad(a)rv,im,lvsls(a)
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and arriving Dallas at 1: 45. Ad(a)rvdls(a)oftf
Jake: So he's going to St.Louis first? shsgtslsfst
Travel Agent: He's going to St.Louis today and Dallas tomorrow from St.Louis. hsgtslstdadlstmrfsls
Jake: Will I get there before he does? wigttbfhds
Travel Agent: You are leaving on the 27th, yalvotttsv
tomorrow, from LaGuardia on American 295 at 7: 30 A.M. tmr,flgdoamrctnfatsvam
and arriving in Dallas at 10: 08. Ad(a)rvidls(a)ttet
Jake: Great. Thank you very much. That's just exactly what I need. Gt,tk(y)vrmc,ttjst(e)xctwt(i)nd
You're terrific . yrtrfc
Jake: Mike, I found Larkin. He's staying in St. Louis tonight. Mk,ifdlk,hsstislstnt
He's flying to Dallas in the morning.He's leaving at 11 :55 A.M. hsftdls(i)ntn,hslcatelvftfam
We're leaving at 7:30A.M. We're arriving at 10:08. Wrlvatsvttam,wrvattet
We can interview him at the airport. Wcitvhm(a)ttapt
Mike: OK, Jake. But what does Steven think? Ok,jk,bwtdsstvtk
And will Maria pay for the trip? awlmrpfttp
Jake: Let's find out. Ltfd(o)t
Jake: First, Abbott Larkin goes to St. Louis. Fst,abtlkgstsls
He says overnight in St.Louis. hssovnt(i)nsls
He leaves St.Louis tomorrow morning and arrives in Dallas at 1:45 p.m. hlvsslstmrmnad(a)rvisls(a)toftfpm
We leave tomorrow morning at 7: 30 A.M. wlvtmrmnatsvttam
on an American Airlines flight and arrive in Dallas at 10: 08 a.m. on(a)n(a)mrcalsft(a)d(a)rvidls(a)ttetam
We get there first and interview Larkin at the airport. Wgtfst(a)d(i)tvlkn(a)ttapt
Maria : I don't understand. What does this story mean? Idudstd,wdstsstrm
Jake: Abbott Larkin has the biggest computer company in the Midwest. abtlkhstbgstcptcpnitmdwst
James Brady has the biggest computer company in the East. jmsbdhstbgstcptcpnitest
Together, they control most of the country. Tgt,tctmst(o)ftct
They can grow in the West--California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. Tcgitwst,clfna,nvd,og,adwst
And they also have business in Europe, Scandinavia, and South America. Adtashvbsns(i)erp,scdnv,adstamrc
It's one of the biggest mergers in history. I have to go to Dallas, Maria. Its(o)oftbgstmgsihstr
Maria : No. I don't like it. N,idntlk(i)t