Word: extends
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Mayer said he recognizes that the current two-digit inflation rate in the U.S. presented a real handicap to moves to extend U.S. assistance abroad...
...invalidate any regulation already on the books. It will, however, provide a basis for challenging existing laws and sexist practices. Hence so-called protective labor legislation for women, such as state laws limiting working hours or the amount of weight a female worker can lift, may be broadened to extend to men or be dropped altogether. Alimony laws could be written in terms of marital contribution and ability to pay, rather than the sex of the spouse. If the draft is reinstated, men or women will be able to challenge men-only conscription laws...
...season for being grateful for small mercies. The news from Boston was mostly dreary as the lines were drawn even more sharply in the dispute over busing. The all-white school committee refused to comply with a federal court order to approve a plan to extend integration to all of the schools next year. The Department of Health, Education and Welfare then suspended payment of a $1.9 million grant, which is badly needed to help ease the pains of desegregation...
...before Christmas, Gould drafted a firm, graceful letter to Sirica on the group's behalf. "The Watergate jury panel," she wrote, "wishes to let you know that while they would of course enjoy spending Christmas at home, it is not an overriding concern among them ... should the trial extend through the holidays and beyond, they are quite prepared to accept that fact." Said a beaming Sirica after reading the note aloud in court: "Didn't I tell you to never underestimate the intelligence of a jury...
...baritone) It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas. Taking a break, Lindsay suddenly spun out on the ice and asked a member of the chorus to join him for a Dutch waltz. Said Diahann admiringly: "He's the kind of man to whom you always want to extend a hand of help. I think it's his vulnerability...