Word: franked
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...idea of a living memorial opens unlimited vistas to monument-minded Americans. What about installing a young novelist in William Faulkner's house in Oxford, Miss.? A young architect in Frank Lloyd Wright's house in Oak Park, Ill.? A young physicist in Albert Einstein's house in Princeton, N.J.? A young semanticist in Casey Stengel's house in Glendale, Calif...
Many, especially liberals, display a touching reticence about admitting social and economic differences. Women often introduce their maids as "Mrs. Parker"-but they rarely tell the maid, "Mary, meet my friend Georgia." Doormen, among others, usually use Mr. or Mrs. when addressing the tenants, but expect to be called "Frank" or "Reuben." If a tenant in a democratic effusion should suggest that they both use first names, the doorman is often vaguely offended-something in the relationship has been disrupted...
...country's suave Oil Minister, Ahmed Zaki Yamani, told TIME Correspondent Wilton Wynn, "In the past year we discovered more oil than we produced. In the future, we will double our reserves." At present the country is producing about 9 million bbl. a day, but Frank Jungers, chairman of Aramco, the once American-owned consortium, says: "We're headed for 16 million bbl. daily production capacity by 1982." Aramco will be 100% bought out by the Saudi government by year's end, but its American management has been retained...
...committee selected proposals submitted by three local firms in accordance with the Harvard Square Policy Plan, Frank Keefe, director of state planning and another committee member, said yesterday...
...after Hughes died, Davis sought out Lummis in Houston. Rather than battle the family, Davis suggested that Lummis become temporary sole stockholder of the estate, and that he join the Summa board. In August 1976, Lummis became Summa chairman at $180,000 a year. Summa Executive Vice President Frank William Gay, who commanded Hughes' Mormon Mafia of personal aides and was a Davis ally, was given the post of chief executive officer. Davis remained chief counsel and a board director...