Word: croppings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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There are, of course, tremendous advantages to incumbency. Good news is shamelessly trumpeted, crop supports and weapons for Israel and Government contracts are turned into political capital. The President has at his command legions of aides, a nearly flawless transportation system, a highly sophisticated communications network...
...Butz was city-slickered by the Kremlin. The Soviets, dealing secretly with private companies and paying bargain rates for grain exports that were then subsidized by the Government, bought up 25% of the U.S. wheat crop, plus massive quantities of corn and soybeans. A Senate subcommittee charged Butz's department with "inept management" and "total lack of planning" in overseeing the deals. The resulting domestic food shortage-along with other factors-helped drive up retail food prices...
LOIRE VALLEY. An abundant crop of high-quality wine has been in the vats for a month. Muscadet, the dry, fruity white, and the slightly sweet Rose D'Anjou, which are best drunk young, will remain some of the best bargains anywhere at around $3. The reds, such as Chinon, Bourgeuil and Saumur-Cham-pigny. show every sign of excellence. The whites, Pouilly-Fumé, Sancerre and Vouvray, were also exceptional. Loire Valley wines will go up 10% and be drinkable within a year...
...three top freshmen, Reed Eichner, Thad McNulty and Dan Reluzzi, are now running on the varsity level and were pulled from yesterday's race. The move dramatizes the strength of this year's crop of freshman runners and partly explains the loss to Andover...
...flow of energy." That no doubt remains the basic objective in the current profusion of books offering advice on how to cope with life, but the new authors differ from Peale in the emphasis they place on self-care and psychological detachment. Among the standard themes in the current crop of self-help manuals...