Word: beginnings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...days, however, Carter could bask in the well-deserved glory of his Middle East breakthrough. Back to Washington once more went Israel's Menachem Begin and Egypt's Anwar Sadat, this time to sign the historic treaty in a ceremony set for prime-time TV viewing, via satellite, in their home nations...
Before the public festivities, Carter expected to meet singly with both Sadat and Begin in hopes of reviving the good will marred by some harsh pre-signing words last week (see WORLD). Said one Carter aide: "We need a cease-fire on rhetoric right now." The actual signing would be in the early afternoon before 1,500 guests, including the entire Congress, who would assemble on the front lawn of the Executive Mansion. The evening was to include an ecumenical religious service at the Lincoln Memorial and a lavish state dinner on the South Lawn of the White House...
...nothing really happened. Douglas, a hot-tempered liberaloid activist, smells a conspiracy; Fonda, a careerist, doesn't much care. She's just another pretty face introducing the human-interest stuff. But Douglas persists, the company steps up its villainy, and slowly Fonda's conscience and consciousness begin to stir...
...matter is more complex. Current knowledge is adequate only for choosing potential dumping sites for further examination, the group said, not for certifying them as safe. Contending that it is unnecessary for the Energy Department to build a proposed experimental waste storage facility, the committee urged the U.S. to begin instead to seek sites for permanent repositories that could serve both for storing wastes and for evaluating storage methods. The technical feasibility of burying nuclear wastes, the group concluded, "remains to be established...
...slipped to 5%. Reflecting these developments, McDonald's stock has declined from the 1978 high of $60 a share to last week's close of $41.25. McDonald's plans to continue to direct its $200 million-a-year advertising campaign toward kids, but it will also begin pushing more vigorously for the adult trade. Its breakfast business is growing, and the company is experimenting at selected sites with a dinner menu that includes chicken pot pies and fried chicken sandwiches...