Word: approaching
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...first, the 17 million citizens of Taiwan responded with restraint to the stunning news of Washington's decision to sever diplomatic relations with Taipei and establish full ties with Peking. But with the approach of Jan. 1, the date that U.S. recognition of the People's Republic would be formally declared, reserve gave way to rage. Last week those feelings exploded in an outbreak of violence...
This communal commercial approach yields a uniform sound to RSO's product: smooth, sweet and very airy, like a sauna filled with Cool Whip. Coury boasts that he has sold Eric Clapton better than anyone, but Clapton's RSO albums (like the recent Backless) are bleached-out blues for easy listening. Coury's golden ears have helped create a theme song from the new RSO movie Moment by Moment that seems just right for slow dancing in elevators. Consequently, Coury is often on the aesthetic defensive, making heated claims for such slick popsicles as the Bee Gees by stating, "They...
...trouble. Says Alice Rivlin, director of the Congressional Budget Office: "If you're really concerned about the growth in Government, then you have to go after the uncontrollables." Adds Rudolph Penner, a former economist at OMB under Gerald Ford: "Cutting $30 million here or $100 million there is the approach one is forced to take unless you tackle the entitlement programs...
...Administration's assault on the entitlements has been weak and equivocal. One idea that deserves more attention than it is getting is Califano's hospital cost containment bill, which would curb Medicare expenditures by prohibiting hospitals from raising costs by more than 9% a year. Perhaps an even better approach is Economist Penner's suggestion to have the program's recipients pick up a portion of their hospital and doctors' fees. This would not only cut expenditures but also discourage recipients from rushing to the doctor for every sneeze and sniffle. The whole concept of linking federal pensions...
Taking the muted approach, Stewart and his staff convened all 107 high school teachers at 7:15 a.m. and urged them to break the news to small groups of students during homeroom periods. "We decided not to interrupt school routine in any way," he said. During the day, the school's seven guidance counselors, joined by 15 Ridgewood clergymen, set up desks around the high school, offering counseling to any students who wanted...