Word: basics
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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According to one TIME source, "What exactly ensued remains confusing. The vital question is: Who pulled the gun on Park? We have no idea at all, though it is easy to imagine that Kim Jae Kyn made a final plea for the President to change his basic political stance. A tough man and always a soldier at heart, Park could not have changed his mind so easily...
...launched an impressive campaign to stamp out illiteracy, with fines and jail terms for those between 15 and 45 who refuse to learn to read and write. There are also notable failures. Agricultural production has lagged, despite huge irrigation and land-reclamation projects. Housewives frequently do without such basic foods as potatoes, onions or eggs. Baghdad is afflicted by urban sprawl, air pollution and strained water and electrical facilities...
...with the company's treasured legacy. Possibly his appointment signals a desire by the Viennese to open up that legacy to new influences. One hopes so. The operas brought to Washington are all great works; but they are also cultural totems, safe and certified, and this reflects a basic conservatism in the company's outlook. It would have been refreshing if one production had been set aside for something offbeat, to show what the company can do in a more unusual direction. The great Viennese tradition, after all, is made up of a succession of creative figures...
...creating booking, check-in and departure delays. Planes are packed, and even first-class seats can be difficult to get because more and more passengers are paying the premium rates to avoid the crowding and hassle of cabin class. But despite this booming business and a 32% increase in basic fares, the airlines are encountering profit problems, chiefly as a result of higher fuel prices. Says Marvin Cohen, chairman of the CAB: "Fuel has been a real bitch...
...vehicle one would expect for Midler's screen debut: it aspires to the tradition of Funny Girl and Lady Sings the Blues, musicals that boosted Barbra Streisand and Diana Ross to fast movie stardom by casting them as legendary singers of the past. Still, there is a basic flaw in The Rose's design that makes the film hard to take seriously. While Streisand and Ross were reasonably plausible stand-ins for Fanny Brice and Billie Holiday, Midler is not credible as a bluesy rock belter. Her strident Broadway voice and campy mannerisms have more in common with...