Word: happening
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...rest of the Great American Pasttime has moved into kingdoms of billboard-mania, architectural nausea, and modern-day dull. Perhaps the fact that this pair of ballparks also happen to be two of the oldest active structures in the major leagues may have something to do with their special characters. Nonethless, these baseball museums stand far above the rest when it comes to nostalgia and just a good old day at the ballgame...
...thousands of people with more or less hidden sadistic instincts. They are eagerly used by various dictators (Hitler's Gestapo, Stalin's NKVD, the Shah's SAVAK, Pinochet's DINA, etc.) and carry out their new duties with sadistic pleasure. Some of them may happen to be M.D.s...
...believe that we have now got such a horrible conglomeration of confusion in the energy field that nobody knows what is going to happen." So said Jimmy Carter -two years ago. His solution then was the creation of a new Cabinet-level Department of Energy, now budgeted at $11 billion a year and staffed by 20,000 employees. Yet his description of the situation serves as well today as it did before the department was created...
...treaty. He added: "I want to give you today a candid appraisal of the prospects for the SALT II treaty in the Senate. It is my opinion that if there were a vote today, the Senate probably would not approve the SALT II treaty. But much can happen between now and the final vote." Byrd then made his first suggestion: "It would be a significant help in the area of verification if we could have an indication that you could agree to notification-on a voluntary basis-in advance of all ICBM test launches. Such a step would undoubtedly have...
...example of the uncertain nature of our commercial relations. It is difficult to plan an export market between two countries when the decisions are subject to local interests. It is difficult to agree on a trade policy with the U.S. because we never know exactly what is going to happen...