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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...research chemist with British Xylonite plastics in Essex and immediately began turning up at local Conservative Party affairs. Impressed Tory officials proposed her as their candidate for Dartford, then a safe Labor seat in Kent. Being chosen as a sacrificial lamb is the classic way to begin a career in British politics, and Margaret eagerly accepted. In the 1950 election Margaret, then 24, was the youngest woman running for Parliament. She lost, but Kingsley Wood, then leader of the Tories on the Dartford Council, recalls that "we all knew she was something different. She worked tirelessly and had the knack...
...says a member of the government. And South Africa never lets Botswana forget this basic fact. Indeed, this is one reason Khama's government is so deeply committed to the cause of peace in the region. Once the fighting stops in Rhodesia, Botswana can begin to build new trade routes to Zambia, Namibia and even the new Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, thereby reducing its dependence on South Africa for access to the world...
OPEC'S production cutbacks are aggravating the operational headaches. To begin with, not every refinery can process every grade of crude. From high-quality Nigerian oil that contains almost no sulfur at all to the heavy goo that glubs from the ground in Kuwait, petroleum covers a wide range of viscosities and weights. But not all refineries can handle every kind of oil, and as OPEC's squeeze has intensified, supplies of light oil used for gasoline have tightened...
Coming on top of OPEC's cutbacks, the cartel's price increases have a snowball effect. With supplies tight, retail prices in the U.S. begin edging up to the maximum. Then, when OPEC raises its crude oil charges, the U.S. Government allows the price controlled ceiling itself to creep higher. As the demand for gasoline mounts, the retail price
...newfound strength comes none too late, as the lights begin preparation for the Eastern Championships next week. "This was a satisfying race for us," Kirk said, "but at the moment B.U. is the team to beat at the sprints. We might be able to beat them with a little luck...