Word: extended
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Ford had vetoed a bill to extend the rights of strikers that he had earlier promised Dunlop he would pass. Dunlop's head was on the line: he had worked hard to get Ford's acceptance of the legislation, then had conveyed the president's assurance back to labor leaders...
Inspector Darby does not extend his conclusions. He refuses to assign blame for the accident or cover-up that followed, insisting that Kennedy is not a criminal...
Boat rocking did not come easily to the Rev. Alison Cheek, 48, the Episcopal priest who is both a leader and a symbol in the women's drive for an active role in the clergy. "The Episcopal seminary was good to me," recalls Cheek. "It allowed me to extend my course over six years instead of three so that I could raise my four young children. It hired me as a biblical-language instructor, which eased the financial strain. But it took me forever to stop feeling grateful and start feeling outraged that I felt so grateful...
...three conflicts broke out when Iceland, which depends on fishing for 80% of its exports, unilaterally decided to extend its territorial fishing limit. Last July the Reykjavik government declared that no other nation, without prior agreement, could fish within 200 miles of Icelandic territory; the previous limit, established in 1972, had been 50 miles. Icelandic authorities claimed that new scientific studies showed a drastic decline in young cod, those that have not yet reached breeding age. If these underage fish continued to be harvested before reproducing, the total cod catch would decline ruinously within a few years...
...French champagne industry's history. At a cost of $425,000, billboards have been put up in some areas of France and neighboring Belgium that show two glasses raised in a toast and proclaim: CHAMPAGNE-NOTHING REPLACES IT. So far, the producers have resisted the urge to extend the champagne campaign to other countries, however, and even the limited publicity blitz has stirred discomfort in the industry. "It's not the thing to do," says one venerable champagne maker. "Champagne is a luxury product that must maintain its dignity...