Word: creation
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...nationalize vast sectors of industry, as the 1972 Socialist-Communist "common program" calls for. Instead, all stock in private companies is converted to bonds, and shareholders are guaranteed 15% of profits; but corporate control passes to the workers. France's Paris-centered government is decentralized with the creation of new regional assemblies with broad local powers, including taxation. Welfare benefits are increased. To encourage public transportation, the Mètro becomes free and the price of gasoline rises to $7.20 a gallon. All high school graduates are required to work for two years before attending university. "Expect less from...
...experimentation is potentially hazardous largely because of its unpredictability; an experiment could result in bacteria which produce insulin or the creation of new strains of dangerous bacteria that resist antibiotics. Often, the DNA is inserted into the E. coli bacteria, which live in the human gut, but if these hybrid organism were to escape from the laboratory, they could enter the human body and resist its normal immunological defenses. To their credit, scientists engaged in this research were the first to sound the alarm in the early '70s. Lear traces the chain of events that led to regulation...
Well, after Harold Robbins, anything is an improvement. Olivier's Nazi hunter is a dazzling creation, easily the best male performance of the year. Who cares if he overacts--he did that in The Betsy too, and it made the damned thing worth seeing. Pale, parched, and very thin, with a mop of white hair, a fluffy white moustache, and a high, whiny, sing-song jewish voice, Olivier moves through the movie like a haunted little ham, carrying the weight of the Holocaust on his feeble shoulders. The character pushes himself--the way Olivier must have pushed himself...
Still, there have been some achievements. Before Conrail's creation, the New Haven division of Penn Central was a shambles. Now, after large contributions for new equipment by New York State, Conrail operates the line with a good on-schedule record. Throughout the sprawling system, the roadbed, key to a smooth ride, is being rebuilt. By year's end Conrail will have installed 13.9 million crossties and laid 2,787 miles of continuous welded rails. It also will have acquired 392 new locomotives and 5,900 new freight cars, paid for entirely by private financing...
...creation of the Educational Resources Group (ERG) has helped CUE appreciably. ERG advises CUE and selects its student members. Consisting of about two dozen House representatives, it meets frequently and is presently working on the implementation of the Core Curriculum. ERG members persuaded the Faculty Council to adopt several amendments to the Core last year that may be beneficial to students...