Word: happen
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
That will not happen any time soon, and the Chicago crash is shaping up as the most expensive aviation liability case to date. The record for damages is now held by the crash in 1974 of a Turkish Air lines DC-10 near Paris, which has so far cost its insurers some $68 million. But because of inflation and because the passengers were Americans with higher earning potential, the Chicago crash could cost as much as $200 million in claims, which may take several years to settle. Says one Los Angeles attorney: "I call it the megabucks of Chicago...
...many Democrats, Carter needs all the support he can get in Congress and thus welcomes the Republican advice. The Republicans, on the other hand, are worried that Carter may continue to stumble so badly that he will be denied the nomination. The G.O.P. leaders do not want this to happen because they figure Carter would be the easiest candidate to beat...
...peace talks with China have bogged down and fears are growing that the Chinese are preparing for a second invasion that might continue longer than last winter's month-long incursion. Said Thach, speaking of Peking's leaders: "We are dealing with foolish men. Anything could happen...
...Nobody knows what'll happen when the MBTA construction ends," he added...
Lopez got the idea for the book, he says, when he was watching the Watergate hearings on television. Every time one of the commentators talked about a graduate of Harvard Law, he recalls, Harvard was mentioned. This didn't happen with other colleges, of course. Of such inspiration, great literature is not made. "Would Henry Kissinger have been Secretary of State if he had been from Michigan State University instead of Harvard?" he asks. Unfortunately, Lopez can't seem to answer his own question. When you ask him to define mystique, he hesitates for a moment. Mystique, he says...