Word: gulf
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Utah International, a company that mines coal and copper. Two other huge mergers: Mobil Oil's $1 billion acquisition of Marcor, the company that owns the Montgomery Ward department stores, and Atlantic-Richfield's $700 million buy-out of Anaconda, the copper-mining giant. Right now, Gulf Oil has offered $440 million for Kewanee Industries, an independent oil and gas producer; PepsiCo has bid $315 million in stock for Pizza Hut, a chain of franchised fast-food stores; and Anderson, Clayton & Co., a major food processor, initially offered $323 million, before later reducing its bid, to buy control...
...century of expansion. The Eritreans, whose land was an Italian colony until 1941, are fighting for independence; the Somalis are pursuing their dream of uniting the various Somali homelands under one flag. But these conflicts also have international significance. The Horn of Africa, lying beside the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the oil routes between the Persian Gulf and Europe, is of enormous strategic importance to the superpowers...
...lighthearted moments of down-home pleasantries and political good tidings. That same evening the President was off to Yazoo City, Miss., for a "Citizens' Public Meeting" (see following story) and then, the next day, he was lifted by helicopter to an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, where he donned red coveralls and a white hard hat with "President Jimmy Carter" painted on in green-and pronounced himself in favor of further offshore exploration all along the Atlantic Coast. In fact, he said on returning to New Orleans, the U.S. should seriously consider building a new sea-level...
...reason for such optimism-except public relations. A Geneva Conference by October is far from certain, and even if it does convene, it is virtually inconceivable that it would lead to a settlement in the foreseeable future. Privately, Carter and his aides conceded that they were discouraged by the gulf that exists between the Israeli position and the Arabs'-though they should hardly have been surprised...
...five separate computerized routes. Minimum walking. Longest walk: 375 ft. Baggage checkout: fast. Hotels/Motels: fair. Luxury hotel Port Marina at airport, five within five miles. Amenities: improving. Comfortable, attractive lounges. Each terminal has four snack bars, one open 24 hr. Best restaurant: the Seafood Bar in American terminal (Gulf oysters, $2.50). Airport has 17 bars open until 2 a.m. Shopping: Texas souvenirs, apparel and toy shops. Beauty salons, barbershops. Airport clinic open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; after that, emergencies handled by ambulance service. Overall: gargantuan, but less awesome when you learn your way around...