Word: containing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...integrated paper "won't contain any major surprises," Rosovsky promises, "but it will be the first time people can really look at the thing." Now, he says, "we can lift the discussion out of the realm of general, abstract discussion into specific regulation...
Lappe and Collins start by observing that the world can already produce enough food to keep everyone from starving. Even during the "food crisis" of the '70s, they point out, more than two pounds of grain are grown daily for every person on earth, and two pounds contain more food energy than the 3000 calories per person that most Americans consume now. This estimate does not include the simultaneous production of other staples--beans, cassava, potatoes, range-fed meat, fruits and vegetables. "Thus," they write, "on a global scale the idea that there is not enough food to go around...
...decision." One example: when a partner in a North Sea drilling operation off Scotland last year decided to sell out, Hunt Oil purchased his 15% interest. "In the space of one week we bought in and were drilling," boasts Ray. The drills promptly struck a major pool estimated to contain as much as 500 million bbl. Says one crusty Texas oilman: "Dammit, he's got his father's luck...
...area's longstanding racial and political ferment is far from over. Even if authorities contain the black-white confrontation through the summer, the Skokie problem promises to reappear. Vows Nazi Collin: "Come hell or high water, Supreme Court or no Supreme Court, arrest or no arrest, violence or no violence, we will go into Skokie before the end of the year." While Collin's timing may be overly optimistic, his reading on the First Amendment may well be on target. Says one federal judge: "One day the Nazis are going to march in Skokie, as is their right...
...medical profession's concern about the use of analgesics has been heightened by the aggressive introduction of aspirin substitutes such as Tylenol and Datril, which contain the drug acetaminophen. Though this drug has the advantage of not causing the stomach irritation associated with aspirin and though it can be taken by the few people sensitive to aspirin, it also has drawbacks: in large doses it can cause liver damage. In addition, since it is not an anti-inflammatory agent, it does not work against the swollen joints characteristic of arthritis...