Word: helping
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Castro seeks help from a friend
...Cuban President wants Mexico's help in persuading the U.S. to lift the economic embargo it imposed on Cuba in 1962. In a statement aimed at the U.S., Castro praised Mexico for an oil policy that had "clearly expressed that you do not propose to view Mexico's oil development as a part of North American oil needs." Castro drew a sharp contrast between the goals of his own trip and that of President Carter three months ago: "We haven't come to seek oil or gas, which seems to be the fashion these days...
...major imponderable is the pickup in business spending for new plant and equipment. Corporations are expected to increase capital investments this year by 16%, but the rise is a mixed blessing. If, as expected, capital spending continues fairly strong through the early part of the recession, it will help cushion the slump. But if a capital investment boom develops, it could delay the recession and ultimately make it worse...
...like a telegram. But can you read my involuntary muscles? Can you see the fear and uncertainty in my face? Will you tell me when you don't know what to do? Can you face your own fear, your own uncertainty? When in doubt, can you call in help...
...familiarize his inexperienced jockey with the tracks, Delp had to import a string of horses for Franklin to ride. Delp blasted Kentucky's horsy hierarchy for making such maneuvers necessary. "We're outsiders and these Kentucky hardboots aren't going to do a thing to help us. This is a cutthroat business, and there's always been a lot of jealousy because I came up through the ranks. But we don't need them. Ronnie will ride our horses, and when Derby Day comes, he'll know where the finish line...