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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Horner said she would not be surprised if the trip were cancelled because of the severity of the current conflict between China and Vietnam...
Callaghan hopes that his concordat will buy enough time to allow the current union fever to subside before he has to face another election, which must be held by Nov. 20. But the opposition has no intention of letting Callaghan set his own political timetable. Some important tests of the Labor government's leverage with the unions will come in March, when contracts expire for both the coal miners and power station employees. "Mighty Maggie" Thatcher, who dismisses Callaghan's concordat as "a boneless wonder," might well decide that the timing will be right next month to force...
...excited islander. A full-grown coelacanth had been caught, he was told. It was still alive, lashed under a fisherman's canoe. With only a mask and snorkel, Scoones ventured underwater to free his battle-fatigued quarry, then nudged the fish into a current. That was enough to revive the coelacanth for the camera. Pictures taken, Scoones returned the big catch to the natives−for sale, of course, to scientists...
...allure is undeniable. In all of history, only about 80,000 tons of gold have been mined, no more than could be easily loaded into the holds of four C-5A Air Force transports. Current production adds a mere 1,430 tons annually, less than a 2% increase...
...company generally hires unskilled workers and starts them out at $4.50 an hour. After six months, new employees may request raises by filling out a form; an applicant lists the size of his last raise, if any, his current pay, the amount of the requested raise and the reasons for it. Each worker sets an election date at least five days after so that other employees will have time to observe him on the job. The majority rules...