Word: blowed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...most dramatic blow to tourism, however, came in 1975, with former President Luis Echeverria's decision to align Mexico with those countries in the U.N. that voted to equate Zionism with racism. The vote was no sooner recorded than U.S. Jews rushed out to their travel agents to cancel their reservations for Mexican vacations. The tourist business has yet to recover from that devastating period. López Portillo cannot erase his country's vote in the U.N., but he is doing his utmost to convince foreigners of all persuasions that Mexico is once again...
Heated tropical air rises and flows from the equator toward the colder polar regions, while cold polar air flows toward the equator. The planet's eastward rotation skews the movement of air and causes the prevailing westerly winds that blow from North America toward Europe, and roar across the southern oceans. Topographical features, such as land masses and mountains, and uneven heating patterns further alter the air flow. The result is the assortment of high-and low-pressure regions and the winds that give the earth its weather...
...gesture would be little more than symbolic. The U.S. does not need the chrome--Rhodesia supplies less than ten per cent of this country's needs, and the government here has stockpiled enough for almost a year anyway. The effect on Rhodesia, while real, would merely be yet another blow to an economy that has been slipping rapidly over the last two years...
Blessing in Disguise. Whatever the reason, and however severe the blow to Mrs. Gandhi, Ram's departure does not necessarily spell her downfall. The Congress Party, having ruled India since 1947, is well entrenched, and Indira remains the country's most powerful-and popular-political figure Moreover, she benefits from the fact that the Janata Party, whose elements range from the right-wing Old Congress faction to the Socialists to the Hindu-first Jana Sangh, is united in almost nothing except its opposition to the existing government. Indeed, as one Janata spokesman confided to TIME...
...decision was indeed a blow to Catholic ecumenists. Said one top member of the Vatican's Secretariat for Christian Unity: "It was a pity that the congregation did not see fit to consult us. In future discussions with Anglicans, a lot will depend upon the nature of the arguments used. It will certainly hinder mutual recognition of ministers." Women activists were even more upset. Said...