Word: failed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Recently people began to bet on a broader range of numbers. The patterns no longer held and the system began to fail. Bernard said...
America, America. And with that noble sentiment, my friends, words fail...
...Democrats, Carter said: "If I fail to meet you more than halfway, I can't be a successful President, and if you don't come halfway to meet me, I can't succeed. In this room rests the future of our country." As if that were not flattering enough, Carter gave top Democrats his unlisted home telephone number, urging them to call any time they wanted to offer advice. Said he: "A Secret Service man will answer, and you can tell him I told you to call...
...Reserve chairmen coincide with the terms of Presidents-a none-too-subtle indication that he believes each President should have a chairman who is philosophically compatible. But Carter cannot appoint a new chairman to succeed Burns until January 1978, and he knows that his plans for economic expansion will fail unless Burns and the board pump enough money into the banking system...
...childhoods fit in solid America." The stalk of this simple theme sends out a profusion of memories. Most are contributed by Brave Orchid, the indomitable mother who lost two children in China, came to America at age 45 and produced six more offspring. Although her husband's laundries fail on both coasts of the U.S., her growing family maintains a beleaguered survival. To Brave Orchid, all non-Chinese are "ghosts," alien, powerful presences who are otherwise beneath consideration. Her new life consists of uneasy dealings with "Meter Reader Ghosts, Tree Trimming Ghosts, Five-and-Dime Ghosts." She is even...