Word: hand
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...chief architect of the 1972 SALT I accord, a shaper of SALT II and an old hand at analyzing the dynamics of the U.S.-Soviet relationship, Kissinger had long been awaited at the hearings. On Tuesday spectators began lining up for seats hours before he testified, and the Caucus Room was filled to capacity for his appearance before the Foreign Relations Committee. Thursday he came before the Armed Services Committee. Senators of both parties clearly were dazzled by Kissinger; their questioning was deferential and they frequently addressed him as "Mr. Secretary...
While delegates to the Commonwealth Conference in Lusaka enjoyed the best of everything, police in Livingstone, 200 miles to the southwest, were dispersing rioting crowds with tear gas and baton charges after lines of people waiting to buy soap and cooking oil got out of hand. In Lusaka itself, laundry soap and detergents were in short supply; toilet paper and cheese were unavailable; and milk chocolate had become a rare luxury. A Lusaka car rental firm is in danger of closing because it cannot get spare parts. The nation's inflation rate is running at about...
...going about her chores with a child on one hip and a Kalashnikov rifle on the other. "We've got the will to fight," says one woman, patting her weapon affectionately, "and the means." The men are walking arsenals, with guns and cartridge belts at their hips and hand grenades dangling in leather pouches at their sides. Tucked away in the hills and valleys is heavier equipment, including machine guns, antitank weapons and artillery...
...purely technical reasons, to prevent the damage to their oilfields that would result if they continued indefinitely pumping out crude at recent rapid rates. Nigeria's claim may be partly justified, but Western oilmen charge that Algeria's alleged cutback is nothing more than a sleight of hand. Algeria is secretly selling the oil for top dollar to spot-market buyers. Reports a high oil company executive: "What appears to be a cutback is really just a diversion to the spot market. This is more than a suspicion; we are sure...
...limiting the number of projects, we would limit damage to the environment. We have to be prepared to say, 'The steam shovel starts tomorrow morning, and the snail darter will go the way of all flesh, but the lights won't go out.-" If, on the other hand, the U.S. remains unwilling to compromise, it will be plagued by no growth...