Word: fought
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...former Iranian leader left Iran in the face of protest that was threatening a government of which he was in control. If he had stayed and fought, an inevitable civil war would have ensued, leaving great human and material destruction. The Shah's departure saved more than his own neck...
...Abolhassan Banisadr, who was fired as Foreign Minister after 18 days of service because he seemed too conciliatory about the hostages. For the rest of the week, the normally loquacious Ghotbzadeh made no more public statements. Said a longtime associate: "It is the first time that Ghotbzadeh has not fought back when attacked." Added a Western diplomat in Tehran: "By all appearances, we are back to Square...
They spent even though real personal income declined. Americans fought against the shrinking of their incomes in three ways: they sent more and more spouses to work; they drew down their personal savings; and they plunged more deeply into debt. But these defenses are rapidly being exhausted. Fully 60% of all U.S. women aged 20 to 64 hold paying jobs; not many more housewives are in a position to go to work. Savings have declined since the early 1970s from 7.4% of income to a modern low of 4.3%. Consumer installment credit has surged from $210.8 billion...
...pair's fights became almost epic in scope. "I liked a good fight like he did," Midler recalls. "But I didn't like any one to fight back, and he fought much harder than I did." She left him and fled to Paris for three months in 1974, only to return for several more rounds. The knockout came last February, and Bette dropped Russo as her manager...
...political dispute, Dianne Feinstein was appointed mayor by the board of supervisors, which she served as president. Last week Feinstein, 46, became mayor on her own and established herself as the city's leading political power as well as its first woman chief executive. In a hard-fought election, she defeated Quentin Kopp, her conservative and abrasive challenger...