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Word: fasts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...emerge in the next episode as tangled as ever, with nothing really resolved. Last week, after battling through their third showdown in two months over petroleum prices, the White House and Congress found themselves still caught in a deadlock that raises serious questions about how far and how fast oil prices will be allowed to rise, how the U.S. will reduce its dependence on foreign oil, if it does so at all, and whether the two branches of Government can ever resolve their differences about how to manage the economy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ENERGY: Non-Government by Veto | 9/22/1975 | See Source »

...This proves to me that the motion went through too fast, too hastily to give the citizens a fair shake. The Council heard argument on the motion during the summer, when a lot of citizens are out of town, and they passed it without objection. It doesn't seem right," he said...

Author: By Henry Griggs, | Title: Cambridge Council Bans All Cigarettes In Public Places | 9/19/1975 | See Source »

...free steam, chilled water, and cooling from its own power plant, thus inextricably linking the two. RTH accepted early this year. With that fait accompli, RTH had no choice but to work side by side with Harvard against other Mission Hill residents to get the power plant built as fast and as soon as possible...

Author: By James Cramer, | Title: Blueprint for a Power Plant | 9/15/1975 | See Source »

John Owen's long days, rumpled suits, even his love of fast cars, are all reminiscent of his father. What he lacks is Sir Alfred's ease on the shop floor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRITAIN/SPECIAL REPORT: UPSTAIRS/DOWNSTAIRS AT THE FACTORY | 9/15/1975 | See Source »

Ringer's book could have been called "How I Made $849,901.39 in Real Estate in a Single Year." If so, it would have won the eleven readers it deserves. With its catchy title and dusting of tough-guy ethics, however, it is fast making its way up the bestseller lists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: How to Succeed, 1975 | 9/15/1975 | See Source »

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