Word: certainly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Linowitz has no illusions about the difficulties ahead. "Let's face it," he said. "Certain words evoke a glaze in people's eyes. When you say world hunger, you lose them. Not only is it regarded as an insoluble and intractable problem, but it also seems to be far removed." He was particularly impressed by President Carter's insistence that he would fight world hunger "as hard as possible." Linowitz has also been encouraged by the interest shown in the commission by many members of Congress and international agencies. Said Linowitz, echoing one of Carter...
...Engelhard received a "brotherhood" award from a New Jersey religious council while hundreds outside the banquet hotel protested Engelhard's support for apartheid, chanting "Brotherhood can't be bought." Inside the hotel, Engelhard tried to justify his activities to the guests assembled to honor him: "You have certain obligations as a guest in the country in which you do business. One of these obligations consists of not criticizing what they do at home, since you don't want them to criticize what we do at home. Perhaps if we were perfect, we could criticize people. But we are not perfect...
William J. Kennedy, president of the striking pressmen's union, said the principles of agreement preserve the "unit manning concept," under which the publishers agree to employ a certain number of pressmen for each press unit...
...matter what happens, though, one thing seems certain. With Henry and his friends around, breakfast will never be the same again...
...hired him for his job, Bill Silverman, says he's not sure about MacMurray's kicking game, but he is certain about the economics major business abilities. In four weeks he promoted MacMurray from salesman to assistant manager. "He's perceptive. He takes command. He's just a very personable guy," Silverman says...