Word: done
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Walker flew home and spent 30 minutes face to face with Rogers, seeking an explanation. But Rogers had none. "He said I'd done a great job over there in Turkey, but there weren't enough four-star slots," Walker recalls. He then appealed his case directly to Army Secretary Clifford Alexander Jr., who makes the final decisions on reassigning generals: "I asked him why. He wouldn't answer. Finally he said, 'I'll let you know.' Later he sent a colonel to tell me he had not changed his mind...
...will be very difficult for the new Pope. John Paul wasn't there long enough to make any significant decisions and thus he made no enemies. The new Pope's decisions will always be held up by those who oppose them as something that 'John Paul would not have done...
These new moves may help, but, they are not likely to narrow the wide gap by very much. At first, the Administration had hoped that the cheaper dollar would lift U.S. exports, and to a very limited degree it has done so. Nonetheless, two problems continue to bedevil U.S. trade...
...even make mistakes; they will learn from them. Says he: "We don't want good administrators, because that implies efficient operation of the status quo." He advises junior executives and foremen: "We, top management, will set standards. It is up to you to decide how to get things done...
...liquid barrel of oil almost by half since 1973. Some other delegates also stressed Arab pique at the Camp David agreement. Iraqi Oil Minister Tayeh Abdul-Karim blasted it as "a policy of surrender" and made clear that he thought the Saudi policy of "moderation" on oil prices had done nothing to advance the Arab cause in the Middle East peace negotiations. Saudi Representative Abdul Hadi Taher replied bluntly that Middle East politics should scarcely be "the most important factor" in OPEC price policy...