Word: crude
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Building and Construction Trades unions with a view that seemed totally at odds with the Government's new credit-tightening policies. Despite predictions of a slump in home-building Carter declared: "In fighting inflation, we do not sacrifice construction jobs." Carter forecast that his windfall profits tax on crude oil will finance energy programs that will amount to "one of the biggest construction projects in world history-on a scale comparable to building our interstate highway system." Despite such rhetoric, his flat delivery was received mostly with polite applause...
...Schultz is dazzled by wealth and privilege, just as wealth and privilege are made giddy by his own crude energy. But Donleavy seems not to have asked himself how he feels about these matters, and the disappointing result of this lack of viewpoint is a comedy that is mostly mere commotion...
Also mired in the crude is a slick performance by Marilyn B. Johnson as Jewel, the brothel's caretaker. In a rousing number, she tells the houses residents that she gives away for free what they sell. "Twenty four hours of Lovin''' sends you reeling in a steamy frenzy; it's Whorehouse at its best. Alas, Johnson is also a stereotype: she is black. So one thing stands out about Whorehouse: this celebration of Texas is a mere confirmation of the rest of America's suspicions. If you're easily offended, don't go. But, great gushers...
...fact, Mexico plans to reduce its sales to the U.S., which now buys 85% of Pemex's imported crude, to 60% or less?even though the U.S. can offer a higher price for Mexican oil because shipping costs to American ports are lower than to more distant destinations...
...toast was yet another reminder to Washington that oil wealth has given Mexico a new clout, which López Portillo is quite willing to use when it suits his purpose. In June a Mexican exploratory well in the Bay of Campeche exploded, uncorking millions of barrels of crude, some of which has washed up on beaches in Texas. The U.S. has argued that Mexico should help pay cleanup costs. Last August, Robert C. Krueger, who was designated Special Ambassador for Mexican Affairs to assist Ambassador Patrick Lucey in overseeing the broad range of issues that have arisen between...