Word: bitters
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...prompt and orderly withdrawal" of U.S. forces "at the earliest practicable date." Even so, the long controversy over what is normally a routine authorization became an index of deepening congressional disaffection with the war. The prospect of an impending one-candidate election in South Viet Nam became a bitter symbol in the debate. Said New Mexico's Senator Joseph Montoya: "After an endless decade of commitment, this is what we have to show for 55,000 dead American boys, more than a quarter of a million wounded and expenditure of more than $100 billion we could not afford...
...bonanza for South Africa and Russia, the main gold producers, and punish friendly nations that have held their reserves in dollars, trusting U.S. vows never to devalue. But a price boost of the size now being talked about-as little as 5%, to $36.75 per oz.-would be a bitter joke to speculators, who could have gained far more in interest alone by investing in something other than gold. A $36.75 official quote also would be well below the prices that South Africa and Russia can get now on Europe's free gold markets; last week's gold...
...meeting is a terrific opportunity for the U.S. to maintain leadership. I am afraid that the gathering will turn into a lengthy recitation of bitter statements by other governments about what we have done, but Connally can forestall that. He could announce that, because we have accomplished much of what we set out to do and have a better understanding of our problems on the part of the rest of the world, the U.S. 10% import surcharge is being removed. He could say that the dollar price of gold depends on the final arrangements for a new monetary system...
...insult when 255-lb. Giant Lineman Bob Hyland accidentally crashed into Devine on the sidelines. The coach's left leg was broken in three places. Hustled off to the hospital during the fourth quarter, Devine listened to the wild, seesawing game on the radio right up to the bitter end: Giants 42, Packers...
...reader response to subscription offers has recently been the best in Look's history. "Now, at the end," Cowles lamented, "we have the most interested and best educated audience we have ever had. We tried to be serious without being solemn, entertaining without being frivolous, angry without being bitter, and hopeful without being complacent. And generally, I believe, we succeeded...