Word: fish
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Popular Unity published comic books of their own, too. For instance, there was Superkid, a foolish-looking but brave boy whose powers included flight, except for once in awhile when he faltered because he hadn't eaten enough fish. Traditionally, Chileans have looked unfavorably on fish, although many Chileans fish for a living, as they would almost have to in such a skinny country with such a long coastline. So Allende's government wanted people to respect fishing more and to eat more fish. One of its best posters showed a sunburned, sadlooking young man with a squarish head...
...Arabs used dynamite to kill the fish and scared most of them away," complained a young Israeli lieutenant. "But eventually they came back, and we got them with lines and nets." As he packed his bags he added somewhat wistfully, "They were the best fish I have ever eaten...
...living index in 1973 zoomed upward by 8.8%, the biggest annual advance since 1947. Though fuel oil and coal costs rose a stunning 45%, giving a late but powerful lift to living costs, the main villain throughout last year was food prices, which rose 20%. Meat, poultry and fish climbed by an average of 26%, and bakery products and cereals...
...fatherhood. The shark continues to lurk near Amity, snapping up summer people like a trout after May flies, and there go the old property values. Chief Brody does not much like summer people, or the little crocodiles they wear on their tennis shirts, but he decides to hunt the fish...
...Peruvian Times, Cerro will probably collect $65 or $70 million against its claims of $145 million. In addition, W.R. Grace & Co. is expected to get $35 million of the $65 million that it says its soon-to-be-nationalized paper and chemical plants are worth. Six companies that own fish-meal plants, among them Heinz and General Mills, are likely to divide a $24 million settlement on their total claim of $35 to $40 million. In all, Peru reportedly will pay U.S. companies some $130 million on claims of twice that amount, which amounts to a fat settlement...