Word: fasts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...open a new page in relations between our countries," observed Egyptian President Anwar Sadat when he accepted the credentials of Hermann F. Eilts, the U.S.'s first ambassador to Egypt in seven years. Sadat's remark was an understatement. Washington-Cairo relations have been improving so fast that it has been more like opening a new book...
...serious threat implicit in the strange incident. The plotters were obviously motivated by their angry opposition to Egypt's (hence Sadat's) current pro-Western policies. Throughout the Arab world-and within Egypt itself-there was deep apprehension that Sadat is going too far and too fast to the American side. That Egypt's President is willing to risk such criticisms is one indication of his determination to change the course of his nation. How much change he can effect will depend to a large extent on whether the Nixon Administration delivers the aid and peace that...
...country star hardly has to buy anything. "A lot of people give you things," says Tanya genially. "Western belts. A white monster of a truck I call Moby Dick. And a man from South Dakota gave me a new breed of cow with a talent for putting weight on fast. A doctor in Houston promised me a pinto quarter horse if I would just stay the same and not get stuck up for two years. I've got about eight months to go now before I can go back to him and say 'See, I'm just...
Beset on all sides by worsening economic news-a deep dive in labor productivity, a continued spiral in interest rates, a lag in business spending for plant and equipment-the Nixon Administration clings fast to an optimistic scenario. It insists that the slumping economy will turn up and the nation's frightening inflation rate will go down, helped by the Federal Reserve Board's continuing efforts to hold down growth of the money supply. Last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur Burns pledged in unusually strong terms to pursue that policy-even at the price of further hurting...
...classic team performer. On the court he seems tireless. "He is in perfect physical shape," says Auerbach. "The man doesn't sweat." With his limitless energy, Havlicek, a forward who will play guard when the Celtics want extra height on the court, often leads the famous Celtic fast break, racing downcourt to drive on the basket, shoot from outside or, more often, pass the ball to a teammate. Though Havlicek has uncanny aim with his passes and shots, his style is anything but flashy. "He takes charge in a quiet, unobtrusive way," says Auerbach. "I didn't think...