Word: hastener
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...still loves to act like a kid, completing the image with her new Betty Boop hairdoo. Despite knee socks, hot pants and t-shirts, there's a maturity in her magnificent voice, a control that has been carefully developed during her days with Peter Asher. Hasten Down the Wind hinted at that sound, and Simple Dreams polished it even further. Ronstadt's newest release, Living in the U.S.A., showcases her versatnity and maintains the melodic mixture that has proven so successful in the past. The album is not her strongest to date, but it does reflect the enormous talent Linda...
...furor raises complex, emotionally charged questions. Advocates of a U.S. economic pullout claim it could hasten the end of apartheid. But would it really? Most U.S. companies argue that they are helping South Africa's blacks by staying there and working for change. But are they doing enough...
...central Maine, people were fighting a different kind of insect infestation. For years poultry farmers in the area encouraged the proliferation of lesser mealworm beetles in manure pits, mistakenly believing they would hasten the chemical breakdown of the wastes into fertilizer. The tiny black creatures have thrived on partly digested grain in the manure, and this year their numbers have suddenly got out of control. At night, they seek shelter in farmhouses, boring holes in the walls and hiding in bedding and curtains. The only way to combat them is with brooms and vacuum cleaners. Says Mrs. James...
...been in American hands since the end of World War II. The crown is a symbol of Hungarian national pride; its "captivity"in Fort Knox for nearly 30 years had been a constant irritant in U.S.-Hungarian relations, and its return this year was a gesture calculated to hasten the strengthening of those ties. The Carter Administration also has moved to secure for Hungary most-favored-nation status, a lowering of trade barriers that the Senate is expected to approve in the next few weeks...
However, he outlined two views on the subject. On one hand, he said, those who believe that the only solution to South African's problems will be a violent overthrow of the current regime call for corporate withdrawal, hoping that the resulting economic chaos will hasten the government's collapse...