Word: airing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...bombs in Lebanon in violation of a 1976 commitment to the U.S. that the weapons would be used only against armies in the event of full-scale war. Defense Minister Ezer Weizman, whose political position has been weakened by his handling of the operation, replied lamely: "I gave the air force orders to use the bombs. But you have to believe me that I was not aware of the agreement [with Washington]. The Chief of Staff [Mordechai Gur] forgot to inform me of it." That statement was greeted with a pregnant silence...
...private telecasters, who can get on the air with an investment of as little as $70,000, are cashing in on the frustrations of advertisers with the limited commercial time allowed by the R.A.I. networks, and on the irritation of Italian viewers with R.A.I. programming, which tends to dreary news programs and interminable talk shows. Result: the private channels have lured away an estimated 20% to 40% of Italy's prime-time viewers from the state networks...
...Answer: practically nowhere. About 30 states now have some kind of law barring smoking in public places. Emboldened by HEW Secretary Joseph Califano's celebrated campaign against the weed, the antismoking lobby is now pushing for further restrictions. In California, a broad initiative proposed by the Clean Indoor Air Committee will be on the ballot this fall. One of its aims is to prohibit smoking in all work places except private offices...
Some of the anger on both sides can obviously be traced to the ordinary frustrations of modern life and the need for a clearly identifiable villain. In one recent incident at an open-air bus terminal in New York City, a woman asked a pipe smoker to move downwind and seemed annoyed when he readily agreed to move. Then the wind shifted and blew a puff past her nose. "You goddam smokers!" the woman screamed. "I don't know how you do it, but you can even blow smoke against the wind...
...that they have occurred purely by accident." Concerned Rutherford residents had their own ideas about the cause. Mrs. Vivian Cleffi, whose nine-year-old son James died of leukemia in 1976, held "Big Business" responsible. Some people raised questions about the quality of the local water. Others indicted the air, mentioning the smells from nearby industrial plants that one woman described as the "Sunday night sepsis." Everyone agreed that serious investigation was essential. "There are some questions that have to be answered," said Mrs. Betsy Van Winkle, who also lost a son to leukemia...