Word: farms
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Pursuing genealogical research for another, undisclosed American Carter, Debrett's has tracked Jimmy's forebears back to 1361 and King's Langley, a quaint Hertfordshire village that is now a commuter suburb, 18 miles north of London. The prospering yeoman family at one time owned Jefferies farm in nearby Chipperfield (the Chip Carter connection?), and the King's Langley church has a brass plaque in memory of Ancestor John Carter, departed this world in 1588. Another Carter, also named John, made it to London and, in Dick Whittington fashion, became a prosperous wine merchant. As befitted...
...President was getting along because he was going along. After threatening to veto big spending bills, he compromised more than people thought he would. He reached agreement with Congress on a raise in the minimum wage, from $2.30 an hour to $2.65 an hour, and on a farm price-support bill that may cost $4 billion this year instead of his original limit of $2.3 billion. Says O'Neill: "Carter's people came down here with a chip on their shoulder against Congress. Carter thought Congress was like the rednecks of the Georgia legislature." Now O'Neill...
Though the dry spell has made two out of every three Western communities eligible for federal emergency drought funds, it has barely hurt California agriculture (except for wheat and cattle farms), which uses up to 85% of the water in the nation's leading agricultural state. This year's farm output is expected to be normal-around $8.9 billion-despite a second straight year of drought...
...that includes a bedroom, bath, conference room and study?is dominated by a massive walnut desk that he commandeered from the Times archivist. Sulzberger is at that desk by 8 a.m. (many Times editors drift in around 11 a.m.; Sulzberger used to be known around the office as "the farm boy"), and spends an hour reading and answering mail. Following the lead of his wife, acquaintances of recent years call him Arthur instead of Punch, and he often has to ask his secretary how long he has known someone so he can decide which signature...
...much evidence around of continued economic strength. In the second quarter, corporate profits were up more than 11% over the same period last year. At General Motors, quarterly earnings exceeded $1 billion for the first time in the company's history. Real income of employees on non-farm payrolls is up, and housing starts are at near-record levels...