Word: broadcasting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...after we broadcast that news story, 50 people called up the welfare office and canceled off the rolls-no reason given...
...moderate, predicted that the Arab masses would soon "turn Sadat and his agreement into an irrelevant moment in the history of their modern struggle." From Baghdad, the Voice of Palestine radio reported that Egypt's President had narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, but Cairo quickly termed the broadcast a lie, and shut down Voice of Palestine broadcasts from Cairo in retaliation...
...people who run the Superdome are unfettered by petty considerations, and see the Dome in broader, less mundane terms. If you go on a tour of the Dome a tape broadcast over its public address system will tell you that it is "more than a building or a stadium or a hall," that it is "the depository of Louisiana's belief in itself and a budding, exhilarating, moving certainty that tomorrow can be now." Like the Seven Wonders of the World, the tape tells you, "it is a monument to man's daring imagination, ingenuity, and intelligence--awesome in size...
...wear gold-trimmed blue coats, white breeches and tasseled pillbox hats and are meant mostly for display. Ignoring all the basic rules for carrying out a coup, Gonzalez neglected to close down Quito's airport and take over its radio stations−one of which refused to broadcast his manifesto on the ground that it sounded unbelievable. He also generously allowed Rodriguez's wife and children to leave the palace, thereby giving away one of his few bargaining cards. Early Monday morning, Quito stations began broadcasting a roll call of officers who remained loyal to Rodriguez. Air force...
...major cities like Hangchow, Canton and Wuhan, as well as in the industrial province of Heilungkiang in the northeast, political bickering has "greatly disrupted and undermined our revolution and production," as one Chinese radio broadcast put it. On the surface the disputes center on the perennial issue of "material incentives"-that is, higher wages. In many cities, there is evidence that workers, whose salaries average a spartan $30 a month, are demanding increases...