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...world as a whole." If Western Europe were embargoed now, it would draw down its stockpiles (good for 60 days or more in each country), buy oil from non-Arab countries and probably go to immediate rationing. It might well hold out for six months without serious discomfort. Quite probably, however, Europe and Japan would put extreme pressure on the U.S. to halt military aid to Israel. Or, if threatened by complete economic breakdown and perhaps social upheaval, some Western nation or nations might intervene in Middle East oil lands. In any case, there is virtual consensus among Western policymakers...
...many years has a Christmas season begun with so many tidings of spreading discomfort and lack of joy about the U.S. economy. Already racked by a devastating double-digit inflation, the nation is now also plunging deeper into a recession that seems sure to be the longest and could be the most severe since World War II. Consumers who a few weeks ago worried mostly about rising prices now fear for their jobs and incomes as well. For many Americans, the Yuletide will be a time of less elaborate meals, infrequent parties, fewer and cheaper presents...
With pigskin in hand, the 6 ft.-2 in. Californian is cool and smooth. With a telephone cord nervously wrapped between his knockwurst sized fingers, the high cheekbones, battered nose, and crack between the front teeth express discomfort and tension...
...came to believe that Nixon was seriously ill, deeply depressed and might even die unless he was soon relieved of some of his legal worries. Nixon's doctors did confirm a new blood clot last week (see box page 17), but part of Nixon's pain and discomfort is clearly the self-inflicted result of his reluctance to obey his doctor's advice for treating his thrombophlebitis. Ford's interjection of Nixon's health into his speech is the best evidence in support of the Nixon health theory...
...England Journal of Medicine, first became aware of it when a colleague who made a large number of house calls complained that he suffered from leg pains while sitting in the confining bucket seat of his sports car. Gould could find no obvious cause of the discomfort but noticed that the doctor carried a bulging wallet in his hip pocket. He speculated that the wallet might be pressing against the sciatic nerve and suggested that the physician remove it. When he did, his pain disappeared. Gould's theory was confirmed when he developed the same ailment. Golfer Gould...