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Word: forme (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Hotels still have caviar and Portuguese wine in stock, but basics are in short supply. Breadlines form at 4 a.m. at the few bakeries still open, and the city is out of soft drinks and beer by noon every day. Most of the stores are padlocked and shuttered. Foreign newsmen have been rousted out of bed at 4 a.m. for identity checks, and several were detained temporarily. Some 70 other foreign civilians have reportedly also been arrested...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ANGOLA: Independence--But for Whom? | 11/17/1975 | See Source »

...POLITICAL ISSUES AT STAKE: All the people on the National Dialogue Committee, which represents the political and religious factions in the country, now admit there ought to be reform. I am now hopeful that we are on the way to finding common principles and solutions that can form a program for the future. That is the only way to create a new Lebanon that can respond to the aspirations of the people, particularly the young generation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: Lebanon's 'Man of Eternal Hope' | 11/17/1975 | See Source »

...official told her: "Your husband is alive. That's all I can tell you right now." Mrs. Michaels demanded to know more. The SSA refused, citing HEW section 1306 that forbids anyone to look into anyone else's personal file. Mrs. Michaels was sent a form letter refusing any claim for her husband's benefits, which are now $45.30 a month, "because evidence indicates he is not deceased...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Law: Dead or Alive? | 11/17/1975 | See Source »

Died. Annette Kellerman Sullivan, 90, Australian long-distance swimmer who became one of vaudeville's international stars; of a heart attack; in Southport, Australia. Kellerman outgrew her childhood bowleggedness and developed a figure that earned her such accolades as "the form divine" and "the diving Venus." In 1907 Kellerman shocked Boston by appearing at Revere Beach wearing a skirtless one-piece bathing suit and was promptly arrested for indecent exposure. On vaudeville stages in Europe and the U.S., Kellerman dived into a glass tank from heights of 75 ft.; she also starred in aquatic movies. In 1952 Kellerman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Nov. 17, 1975 | 11/17/1975 | See Source »

...actions follow a year-and-a-half battle to curb inflation. By September, however, it was obvious that the nation's output would show a decline of more than 2% this year. At that point, President Giscard ordered almost $7 billion pumped into the economy in the form of investment subsidies, corporate tax breaks and public works programs. As a result, France should have the most vigorous recovery in Europe next year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Seeking an End to the Global Slump | 11/17/1975 | See Source »

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