Word: clear
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Averell Harriman and, says Lodge, "no one knows more about the issues than Phil-and no one can read between the lines the way he can." At the moment, there are not many lines to read. The failure to replace Lodge with a well-known figure would be a clear signal to Hanoi that Nixon's patience with the talks is running...
...this week, the astronauts were to send two more telecasts to earth. One of these would include the first press conference in space. Mission Control was to relay reporters' questions to the astronauts, who would respond before a worldwide TV audience. Yet even before that briefing, it was clear that the mission of Apollo 12 had given man new confidence about his role in space. It has also proved, as Wernher von Braun said, that man can live and work on the moon, and that it can indeed be quite hospitable to visitors from earth...
...American side there was also concern that the Soviets, who have made considerable strides recently in building up their nuclear arsenal, are pressing for a clear first-strike superiority over...
...third quarter, and industrial production fell in October for the third straight month (see chart). Housing starts fell 12% last month to the lowest level in two years, and new orders for durable goods, which had risen sharply in September, settled back again. The price picture is less clear. The consumer price index rose at an annual rate of 4.8% in October, compared with a 6% rate in September, but a one-month variation of that size is not enough to signal any turn. Economists find it at best a mildly encouraging sign that the rate of price increases...
...Administration is also asking for a "clear statement of congressional intent" on eliminating domestic protectionist devices, notably the 1933 "Buy American" legislation, which prevents the Federal Government from purchasing foreign goods unless the price is more than 6% below that of comparable U.S. products. Repealing the law would help the Administration to press foreign countries to end equally ingenious barriers to trade, including European border taxes, health regulations and artificial technical restrictions...