Word: breaking
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...full Senate last week did approve a bill to revise utility rates so as to encourage production and conservation, but it falls far short of what Carter had sought. Its main break for consumers would be a rate cut of roughly 40% for persons at least 62 years old. The Senate Finance Committee failed to agree on Carter's proposal for a tax on crude oil and rejected his plans to tax the business uses of oil and natural gas. The committee also bristled at a White House threat that Carter would use his Executive authority to impose tariffs...
With that, Byrd backed off. He promised to call up no more amendments for Mondale to knock down. In theory, the filibuster was still alive. But Abourezk and Metzenbaum, convinced that Carter had sold them out and had sent Mondale in to break up the talkathon, had lost heart...
Appearing in court next morning, Mrs. Gandhi once more tormented her tormentors. Under Indian law, the court appearance is a mere formality. As police were using tear gas to break up demonstrations outside the courtroom, Mrs. Gandhi defiantly told the presiding magistrate that she would not ask for bail and preferred to remain in jail. Government lawyers hedged when the magistrate asked them, again and again: "What do you want? What exactly is your prayer?" The government was afraid to take the risk of jailing her, and after 80 minutes of courtroom waffling, the judge released...
That $1.25 billion sale would represent an enormous victory for Airbus Industrie, a French-German-Spanish company that is now struggling to keep production lines open and sell enough planes to break even. No European-made passenger jets have been bought by U.S. carriers since the 1960s, when American Airlines and several other carriers took delivery of a flock of British BAC One-Elevens, and United purchased 20 French Caravelles. To win the key Eastern sale, Airbus Industrie offered the airline an in expensive lease deal to try out the planes...
McLaughlin's 28-yard touchdown run and two-point conversion moved Dartmouth to within striking distance (20-16) late in the third period. Then came the classical big [Green] break, a blocked punt deep in Harvard territory midway through the fourth quarter. McLaughlin proceeded to hit wide receiver Dave Schula on a ten-yard touchdown toss, Dartmouth staving off a pair of late Harvard thrusts for the victory...