Word: fasted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...program began forcefully, and later drifted to the ethereal with "Holes in the Sky," a 32-bar rendition of a poem by Louis NacNiece. The next four songs formed a cycle beginning with the straightforward harmonic piece, "Velvet Sportcoat," followed by "Ode to the Apocalypse" and its fast-paced thematic cousin, "Ark Tangents," whose music dances upon Daniel Dern's surrela lyrics...
Reality is closing in fast on the Carter Administration. For nearly three months the President has effectively built up political capital by assiduously courting public support. Now comes the time when he must start spending that capital and risk losing a great deal...
...chosen, urging that the popular vote determine the winner. He has asked for legislation to enable any American to show up at the polls and vote after simply offering proof of age and residence -rather than having to register in advance. He has asked U.S. allies to stop selling fast-breeder nuclear reactors and reprocessing equipment to nations that might use them for bombs. He has ordered a halt in domestic development of plutonium as a fuel to reduce the danger that it may be stolen by terrorists. He has abruptly ordered a halt in the construction of major water...
...wizards will not include Kingman Brewster, soon off to London, but he is being given another kind of salutation-a new T shirt with his portrait on it. At $6.50, it is selling fast at the Yale Coop. Its inscription: "The King...
...heavy odds. Investors have sold the stock down from a high of $77 in 1972 to about $42 last week. One reason: the fear that energy shortages and higher gasoline taxes will eventually restrict driving and thus the patronage of McDonald's restaurants. Competition in the fast-food business has rocketed: not only have hamburger chains proliferated, but Americans can now pop around the corner to get takeaway tacos, fish cakes, spaghetti and even German sausage. Some of the country's biggest corporations have challenged McDonald's by buying up fast-food chains: Heublein (Kentucky Fried Chicken...