Word: baseness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Vietnamese in Louisiana have taken jobs in shipyards and seafood plants, working as many as 80 hours a week. Some have pooled their money to buy old boats and hoped to make Plaquemines their base. Their welcome has been mixed, partly because they have docked illegally, unable to rent proper space, and failed to follow safety procedures. The fishermen in Plaquemines are naturally protective of their territory. Said one: "It's like having an apple. You'd rather split it four ways than...
...party's modest expectations. Republicans, he says, are concentrating their money and energy on local races, where they forecast a net gain of six governorships and 250 seats in the state legislatures. He adds: "What we're trying to do is restore our party's base so we can go into 1980 with lots of enthusiasm and momentum. "In other words: wait till next time...
...times, socialist solidarity wore a little thin. Castro himself delivered an early tongue-lashing of the Communist Chinese, who had boycotted the festival. He castigated Peking for "insane political conduct," "repugnant betrayal of the cause of internationalism," and "perfidious, base arguments" against Cuba. The last, presumably, was a reference to Peking's sharp denunciations of the Cuban military presence in Africa...
...anticipates that passenger volume will continue to grow at the present annual rate of 23%. United's Ferris figures: "A new plateau of travel is now established. We won't see great leaps from that plateau, but growth will be off a higher base." In the future, passenger growth will be somewhere between 6%, which is the historic average...
After being besieged by the press, said Astronaut Candidate Margaret Seddon, 30, "you just want to be one of the guys." No such luck for the first six women launching NASA'S two-year training program with a crash course in water survival at the U.S. Air Force Base in Homestead, Fla. Zooming down a 45-ft. tower into warm, stagnant water, sliding under an open parachute, crawling in and out of at least three rafts and getting lifted up by a helicopter hoist, Astronaut Candidate Sally Ride, 27, screamed "No!" to a photographer who begged for "a happy...