Word: favority
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Paris conference was never meant to be more than a ceremonial beginning. The real work will be done by four commissions over the next several months-or years. Yet the issues quickly became clear: the poor nations want a complete restructuring of the world's economy in their favor; the wealthy nations want to help them, but not so much as to make their own citizens suffer. More specifically, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger believes that the newly rich oil-producing countries, which have quintupled the price of oil since 1973, are to blame for much of the economic...
...impartial analysis but by politicians. Alaskan officials and some 44 labor unions are backing the El Paso plan which, as an All-American project they believe will provide more Alaskan and U.S. tax revenues and create more U.S. jobs. Congressmen from Eastern and Midwestern states favor the Arctic Gas proposal because it promises to guarantee their voters supplies of slightly cheaper gas. In the end, the choice will be made by the White House, which is likely to find the great gas decision a touchy one to make in a tense election year...
...Workers at United were to vote on the deal. Mediator Usery said that the outlook for acceptance was excellent, but airline unions are unpredictable. Locals are fragmented and undisciplined, and their leaders have torpedoed agreements reached at the national level in the past. If the machinists do vote in favor of the pact, United planned to restore full service by midweek...
...committee will probably recommend that the standards be written into law. Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark, in fact, urged that "specific statutes should authorize, prohibit or regulate every investigative and enforcement method. Government agents should not have to guess what is permitted." Both committee members and Justice Department officials favor requiring court approval of wiretaps in domestic-security cases; such approval is now a federal requirement only in criminal cases...
Fine fed Carey for a layup, took a pass from Jonas Honick after a steal for a bucket of his own, and stole Dartmouth's inbound pass. He then returned the favor and passed the ball to Honick, who sent home a jump shot to cut the lead to three...