Word: dad
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...times as much as the family that had held down traffic congestion and air pollution by using only one auto. If every driver received coupons, the family with four licensed drivers-husband, wife and two teen-agers-would get four times as much gas as the family in which Dad did all the driving. Rations could be allotted by family unit-but what constitutes a "family"? Would the 20-year-old Harvard sophomore get his own ration, or would he be forced to share coupons with his parents in San Diego? Government planners have not even begun to figure...
...harassment and persecution," and insists that the public is bored with Watergate ("It's like going to see Uncle Tom's Cabin ten times"). More typical are the views of Karen Phillips, 23, director of Christian education at Trinity United. She no longer defends Nixon, explaining: "My dad would say, 'All politicians are crooks,' and I used to say no. Now I agree. I feel betrayed...
...greatest love is kicking," he says. "My dad and I have been kicking together since I was eight-years-old. I kicked footballs over swing-sets, telephone wires, and finally my high school's goal posts. Even now I kick for two hours a day when I'm home...
...mother Pat has been her usual equanimous self during the crisis, reports Julie. "She just has great inner strength. I don't know how she does it. She's an inspiration to the rest of us, and she's a great help to my dad. I don't think people realize how really great she is." In a week that for Pat Nixon included presentation of awards to Washington youngsters for beautifying the nation's capital, handshaking with surprised visitors to the White House Rose Garden, and greeting the six-year-old poster child...
...founder of the diversified manufacturing company (aerospace, electronics, auto parts, etc.) that is now one of the nation's largest industrial concerns, with sales that should top $3 billion this year. Like many another dutiful son, the younger Rockwell, 59, is trying to live up to Dad's expectations by marrying well. Last week he announced a deal to acquire Admiral Corp., a major producer of television sets and other appliances. It was his third strategic merger in a year...