Word: bases
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...overshadowed any relief about the return of the 13 hostages?five white women and eight black men?who were freed by their captors and who made it home for Thanksgiving dinner. As the 13 stepped off the C-135 military jet that brought them into Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington, dozens of relatives who had been flown there from all over the country rushed to embrace them. But the official welcoming could not be jubilant. Said Secretary of State Cyrus Vance: "Our relief that you are safe is muted by our concern for your colleagues who remain...
...Fifth Avenue at 52nd Street. It is owned by the tax-exempt Pahlavi Foundation, created by the Shah but now controlled by the Ayatullah's supporters. The Iranians also own some U.S. military spare parts stored in a warehouse at New Jersey's McGuire Air Force Base and awaiting shipment. But, says David Bauer, an economist for the Conference Board, a New York-based research group, "I can't think of a single Iranian investment in a factory operating...
Oddly, what first spurred U.S. interest in Helianthus was the emergence in the 1960s of latex-base paints. This undermined the market for paints based on linseed oil, which is made from flax. Companies that processed flaxseed had to find another oil to keep their machinery busy. Cargill Inc., the huge Minneapolis grain dealer, in 1966 dispatched a researcher to get some sunflower seeds from the Soviet Union, which is the leading producer. At the same time, Cargill and rival Honeymead Products set out to persuade farmers to try the new crop. That was not easy; the companies...
...income housing in New York City, for community controlled daycare in the 1970s. And she held a full-time job and raised a family at the same time. When her children went to public school she ran successfully for school board, built up a neighborhood base, and ran as a progressive candidate for state assembly. She lost narrowly, but friends and political allies--including DSOC members--convinced her to run for city council in 1971. She won, and is now on an active part of a small progressive caucus on the council fighting the policies of Mayor Ed Koch, "probably...
Many delegates believe the labor movement, for all its shortcomings, can best provide the broad base DA needs to operate. An official of the National Organization of Women assured a union audience, "We know it is important for women and labor to be national allies. The way to close the wage gap is to unionize women workers." But some strains between leftists and unionists were evident. At the energy workshop, activists complained about labor support of nuclear power. Building nukes means construction jobs, at least in the short run. On such issues delicate compromises are necessary to keep the coalition...