Word: gaps
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Congress is faced with a simple fact: the 18-minute gap in the White House tape speaks more eloquently of the President's corruption than could the missing words themselves...
Exxon is gearing up to close the gap as much as it can. The company is rich in reserves of what oilmen call "politically insensitive crude"-oil least subject to nationalization. It is among the largest developers of the two richest fields discovered in the past decade: in the North Sea and on Alaska's North Slope. Both should reach peak output around 1980. Exxon also owns most of a field off Santa Barbara, Calif., which holds reserves estimated as high as 1 billion bbl. but cannot be fully exploited until environmentalist objections are overcome. More oil surely lurks beneath...
...After 16 days, Alioto finally announced her disappearance last week. Immediately, Angelina popped up in Santa Cruz on a tour of California missions, and fully exploited her tactical victory. Firmly holding Joe's hand in their San Francisco home, she complained to the press about a domestic credibility gap. "He doesn't always tell me the truth," she said. A worn-looking Joe, the son of an immigrant Sicilian fisherman, suggested: "Perhaps I come from a background where we were a little overprotective of our wives." "Overly protected?" Angelina snapped. "I feel neglected...
...cynical these days, but he is still holding tightly to those exalted American institutions--the Presidency and the Republic. Nixon still can lift himself out of the Watergate quagmire, Reston says; by revealing the truth, Nixon can save his weakened presidency. Even after the disclosure of an 18-minute gap in one of the Watergate tapes, Reston said that by inviting leaders of Congress to the White House to talk about Watergate, Nixon "made progress toward restoring confidence in his battered administration" (column, November...
Other than that, the Big Green's remaining starters and bench could have as easily been virtual empty space, and the gap has shown in their performance. Witness: the Dartmouth record boasts only three wins against 14 losses for the season, and a single victory in its seven league contests to date...