Word: bed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...year after the fall, Richard Nixon remains wan and drawn. At age 62, he tires easily and goes to bed early. He has developed high blood pressure. He continues to take daily injections of anticoagulant drugs to fend off any recurrence of his phlebitis. In his thoughts, he often indulges in moments of self-pity. He feels he has been deserted by many of his onetime friends. He considers himself Watergate's wronged victim rather than its chief villain. He blames the media, his political enemies and bad advice from former aides for his unique role in history...
Life aboard the rig suggests Devil's Island more than a dream vacation. Rotels have no toilet facilities; when there is no campground, oasis or hotel on their route, passengers go without bathing. Each morning after breakfasting and making their beds, they resume their seats in the bus for another ten hours on the road. Only two meals a day are included: tea or coffee, bread, butter and jam for breakfast and "quality German cooking"-all canned-for supper. Passengers must use the same sheets for the duration of the trip and, on journeys through remote areas, be prepared...
...discovering the secrets of Cubans, Soviets and satellites. Agents installed eavesdropping bugs in apartments. Lip readers studied films taken of Soviet officials strolling in their embassy gardens. If the subtle approach failed, the Company happily played the role of pimp for overamorous Soviet officials. One was lured into bed by a comely agent, where his performance -said to be remarkable-was photographed and recorded for possible future...
There were some notable non-viewers in the Soviet Union during the launchings. Troubled by a heart ailment, dissident Physicist Andrei Sakharov remained in bed. "My doctor has ordered no excitement," he explained. Elizabeth Taylor and other members of the cast of The Blue Bird, the first joint Soviet-American film production, were too busy to take time off from their filming in Leningrad to watch the liftoff. Instead, they sent a fatuous message to the spacemen: "If you meet in space our small bluebird of happiness, please take it with you and return it to earth...
Economically, Angola is an extremely rich prize: in addition to its booming industry and commerce, it possesses vast supplies of diamonds, iron, coffee, cotton and other natural resources. Texaco has discovered an oil bed off northern Angola which is half as large as that of Nigeria and ten times the size of the Cabinda concessions which have already provoked gleams in neighborly eyes. The 1960s saw the rapid expansion of investment from US, South African, German, British, and Japanese companies in exploiting this treasure trove. Thus policy toward foreign investment is crucial for whatever regime emerges. The MPLA would...