Word: baseness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...virtually inviting that kind of criticism with a trip that had no clearcut goals and was grievously overloaded (seven nations, three continents and 18,500 miles, all in the space of nine days). Yet even as Air Force One returned the President and his wife to Andrews Air Force Base at week's end, the gaffes were beginning to fall into proper perspective. Amused Poles were now laughing at the translation goof that seemed to have Carter saying that their desires for the future were carnal. Presidential Press Secretary Jody Powell indicated a relaxed White House attitude with...
...curving northwest driveway. On winter nights its 105-ft.-tall crown framed the floodlighted White House portico, its graceful branches seeming to cradle the mansion. In summer it rustled softly and spread soothing shade across the lawn. Old 75's trunk was 8 ft. thick at the base. It was the most solid citizen of the front acres. Teddy Roosevelt's children played around it. Mourners leaned on it when they brought John Kennedy's body back to the White House. The televi sion journalists knew a friend when they saw one: John Chancellor, Dan Rather, Frank...
Pinochet derided the U.N. resolution as a "wicked pact," and claimed that Chile was a "victim of a base alliance of the great powers." He announced that Chileans would be asked to mark ballots yes or no in response to the following statement: "In the face of the international aggression unleashed against the government of our country. I support President Pinochet in his defense of the dignity of Chile, and reaffirm the legitimacy of the government of the Republic to lead sovereignly the process of institutionalization of the country...
...about 4%, Americans exchanging their dollars for deutsche mark have suffered a 34.5% loss in purchasing power during the past two years. Hardest hit are the 224,000 U.S. soldiers and airmen stationed in the Federal Republic, especially low-ranking G.I.s with families that they must house in off-base apartments...
Seventeeen buildings were the basis of the report's analysis, which showed $2 million were saved University-wide, compared to fiscal 1970-72 base, from conservation measures at 1976 energy prices...