Word: admittedly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Arson is a barometer of urban decay," says New York City Deputy Chief Fire Marshal John Barracato, "and most city fathers are ashamed to admit they have this problem." But the ruinous dimensions cannot be hidden. In New York City's South Bronx, where Jimmy Carter took an impromptu walking tour earlier this month, there have been more than 7,000 fires in the past two years. "The destruction is reminiscent of the bombed-out cities in Europe," says Bronx District Attorney Mario Merola, who was a navigator in World War II. Chicago's Humboldt Park area...
...Wyoming have come up with a pungent, Tabasco-like chemical compound synthesized from peppers that may be the most effective deterrent of all. When sprayed on sheep, the hot sauce chills a coyote's appetite. One spraying can be effective for up to 28 days. But researchers admit to one obvious concern: coyotes might eventually learn to like, rather than shun, their lamb spray...
...make sure that it remains "open, secure and accessible." But the U.S. has no "right of intervention in the internal affairs of Panama." This seems to lead to a certain ambiguity. How can the U.S. defend the canal without somehow intruding in Panama's internal affairs? Treaty proponents admit the distinction is a fine one but think that it can be observed. The U.S. asks nothing more of Panama than a functioning canal...
Raymond Holliday, chairman of Hughes Tool Co., says Carter "seems never to be willing to compromise or accept advice. He is reluctant to admit that it is possible for him to make a mistake." Gene Woodfin, chairman of Marathon Manufacturing Co., a Houston-based maker of drilling rigs, caustically characterizes Carter's attitude: "He's 100% right and everyone else is 100% wrong, and he's the President and we have...
...effort to fight the renegades, the town fathers put up notices in the black neighborhood: the street was "Mains Avenue," not Doctor Street. The Soutside residents responded in kind, calling the street "Not Doctor Street," just as they called Mercy Hospital "No Mercy" because it refused to admit blacks...