Word: gulf
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...other people all over the world." Until limits are placed on the Chief Executive's powers, the committee warned, "the American people will be threatened with tyranny or disaster." At the very least, it said, Congress should pause and consider before it approves anything like the Tonkin Gulf Resolution of 1964, which Johnson used as a mandate for the subsequent Viet Nam buildup. The resolution, sponsored at the time by Fulbright himself, expressed congressional "approval and support" of the President's determination "to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces...
...dangers as whether the mergee's inventory is all he says it is and questions such as: How do you handle your own employee reaction if his pension plan is better than yours? Answer: Increase yours if the acquisition costs justify it. David Judelson, president of merger-minded Gulf & Western Corp., discusses financial techniques. Raytheon Chairman Charles Adams explains the most promising methods of making the first overture. Best way: try a direct telephone call to the proposed partner but keep the conversation vague at first. ("Let's see if we have something to talk about...
...shock waves from the earthquake also caused seiches (water oscillations) in rivers, lakes and protected harbors along the U.S. Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida. At New Orleans, a drawbridge tender felt the span shake beneath his feet, and a sudden rise of from 1½ to 5 ft. in the level of the Mississippi caused docked vessels to break loose from their moorings. In Atlantic City, N.J., (more than 4,000 miles from the quake), the thorough scientists report, water sloshed over the top of a hotel swimming pool...
...believes that if Christianity is to mean anything to man today, it must strive to narrow the gulf between the "silent suffering" in underdeveloped lands and the affluence of "Technocratic, sophisticated civilization." He expressed the hope that "those who may not understand my words may be touched by my decision." Besides, he quipped, "I don't think that being a cardinal is a hindrance to doing good...
...closure. As a result, Nickerson reported third-quarter earnings up 6.8%, to $93.8 million. Jersey Standard Chairman Michael L. Haider announced that the world's largest oil company had substantially increased its Western Hemisphere operations, and had a third-quarter rise in earnings of 15.8%, to $315 million. Gulf Oil's U.S. production was up in the quarter, and earnings rose 13%, to $138.4 millions. Phillips Petroleum, pumping more oil than ever from domestic wells, had record revenues for the quarter of $496,309,000 and record profits...