Word: fats
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...known Ed Sadlowski for twelve years," sneered the white-haired Abel, "and I know his lack of ability, his lack of dedication." McBride repeated his charge that "outsiders and limousine liberals" were his opponent's main backers. Sadlowski, for his part, called Abel, McBride and Meany "well-heeled fat cats" who had lost touch with the rank and file...
STRENGTHENING NATO: During the campaign, Carter had talked about reducing American forces in Europe and cutting $5 billion to $7 billion from the U.S. defense budget. Mondale reassured alliance leaders that Carter's proposed effort to trim fat from the defense budget would not cut into U.S. contributions to NATO. On the contrary, he promised, the new Administration would preserve a modest increase in the NATO allocation contained in the Ford budget and would propose additional increases if the allies built up their own defenses...
...overheated charges about Communists in the Miller administration. Miller, 53, who has lungs ravaged by black-lung disease and a face scarred from World War II wounds, insists that he delivered on U.M.W. democracy with a new union constitution, rank-and-file veto power over contracts and a fat, three-year 54% wage-and-benefit increase negotiated in the last contract...
Lately the paper has added an ad-fat Weekend section on Friday, about theater, film, art and music (subjects already gone into lengthily on Sunday), and an ad-fat Living section on Wednesday, running often to 24 pages, full of recipes and food chatter. Another weekday section called Home threatens to surface soon. These new protuberances on the body of the already obese daily Times are what the promoters mean by the New New York Times. The changes seem designed less to expand coverage than to expand profits. This is understandable; considering its dominance, the Times has never earned what...
...inside, gets milk and cream for Nicky's perforated ulcer, says he'll help him out of town. Nicky is wary, but Mikey remains steadfast. It is the best way to keep track of Nicky and make sure that he finally meets up with the fat guy who carries a pistol in a brown paper...