Word: birdness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...woman in Washington, Bonnie Angelo. power petite brunette with an admitted fascination for "politics, power and personalities," Bonnie has covered them all for TIME for the past 41 years. Reportorial talent - and her stamina - has earned her some grueling assignments, including trips down the Rio Grande with Lady Bird Johnson, to Asia with Lyndon, to Peru with Pat Nixon and, just before she started work on this week's cover, to France with the President for the funeral of Charles de Gaulle...
...like what is happening in this country today. Some elements are trying to undermine and destroy the military of this country. They'd love to gut the military because when you gut the military, you destroy a country. Every time you turned around, some liberal bird would get out and make a speech or write a book about [My Lai]. This decision will have impact on all young men who will serve their country. We need soldiers such as Sgt. Mitchell," Brown concluded. "Let's not betray...
...Muppets enjoyed a quiet, loyal following (including Joan Cooney) before they hit the big time on the Ed Sullivan Show. On the Street where they now live, the Muppets no longer do guest shots. Operated by Henson and Associate Wizard Frank Oz, they eclipse the "real" actors. Big Bird, in fact, gets more fan mail than any of the human hosts...
...first series, Sesame Street used two clowns, Buddy and Jim, to illustrate problem solving. They were a walking Polish joke, one lifting and turning the other to screw in a light bulb, refusing a nail because it was turned the wrong way. In its new series, Big Bird helps Susan set the tableby putting the saucers on top of the cups. No child in the world would make that mistakebut every child delights in its ludicrousness...
Beware of the Birds. Rolls-Royce's troubles are those of a cash-short player trying to keep up with the international competition. Its financial troubles have been compounded by technological problems encountered in developing the TriStar's engine. Rolls-Royce's pioneering use of "Hyfil"carbon fibers laminated with resinfor fan blades produced an engine that was lighter and more economical on fuel. But the Hyfil blades were vulnerable to damage by birds drawn into an engine during takeoff or flight. A 4-lb. bird makes an impact equivalent to two tons...