Word: happening
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Frustrated, Abourezk shouted, "Why did the Vice President come up here to make these rulings? Why did that happen?" Implying that Carter had sent Mondale to end the filibuster, Abourezk declared, "I have been told... that all governments lie ... There is one thing I never thought would happen, and that is that Jimmy Carter would lie." Stung, Mondale told the Senate he knew nothing of the plans to shut off the filibuster until he arrived at the Senate that morning. He said there had been no White House deal, adding, "There is nothing more sacred...
What would happen if the price of natural gas were to be deregulated? That question sums up public concern in much of the country. But no price controls exist for millions of consumers in major gas-producing states, such as Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, .Wyoming, California and Kansas. Of the 20 trillion cu. ft. of natural gas used each year in the U.S., roughly one-third is not subject to federal controls, since it is both produced and consumed within a single state's borders. This unregulated, intrastate gas now sells generally for as much...
...Monckton and Ericson. The 2:15 a.m. New York briefing by Press Secretary Jody Powell was the kind of breathless drama the White House used to reserve for wars, assassinations and summits. This one was to announce a tentative agreement about a Geneva conference that may or may not happen some...
...such should happen, it will be for a very short period. I think that [our] security measures are adequate. But it is an old Roman-law maxim that the security of the state is the highest law. The state is entitled to take exceptional measures to preserve its own security in exceptional circumstances. I think that anybody who says my country is not under exceptional circumstances must have his head examined. We have no option; I must keep this country safe. If [the blacks] were not stimulated from the outside, then I think they would change their minds. I sincerely...
...this morning of the 17th day in the Year of the Lord 1977, it is Harvard that stands as the leader of the pack. The season, of course, is hardly over, and yes, anything can happen in a month. But that's obvious, because a month ago, who would have predicted the Crimson to be soloing at the top this morning...