Word: hiked
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...much a change as a return to his original strategy. At the beginning of his presidential campaign, he portrayed himself as a budget balancer, then gradually moved to the left after his nomination. In his first year in office he supported a boost in Social Security taxes, a phased hike in the minimum wage, which will reach $3.35 in 1981, and spending programs to combat unemployment. But as inflation has become the No. 1 domestic economic problem, he can now revert to positions that appear to be more comfortable for him and give him a better chance of re-election...
...highest since January 1975. Other banks are expected to follow suit. The action, reflecting a steady tightening of money by the Federal Reserve Board, substantially increases the risk of a credit crunch and a deeper economic downturn next year than most experts were forecasting a few months ago. The hike is certain to pull up other rates and dampen spending by boosting the cost of corporate loans and, eventually, of consumer borrowing...
Leaving my pack in a hotel, I headed for the Bright Angel Trail, ignoring all warnings about being prepared for the hike down into the Canyon. The signs that said "WARNING--Take four quarts of water with you or DIE!" were meant for those fat Iowans in Winnebagoes, not for healthy young adventurers like me. I cockily jogged the eight miles down to the mighty Colorado, drank from its roaring waters, spit out the dusty mouthful, and after some exploring went to sleep in a side canyon to avoid the noon heat...
When I awoke at 1:30, I again decided to ignore warnings not to hike in the midday sun, and started up the South Kaibab Trail. Twenty yards up the trail was a big sign saying "WARNING--THIS TRAIL NOT RECOMMENDED FOR HIKING OUT. THERE IS NO SHADE, ONLY ONE EMERGENCY TELEPHONE, AND IT IS VERY STEEP. TAKE AT LEAST FOUR QUARTS OF WATER, ALLOW SIX TO EIGHT HOURS FOR HIKE! MULE RESCUES ARE COSTLY AND NOT ALWAYS AVAILABLE." Scratched under that was the legend "Jim Duggin did it on only two quarts, 4/13/77." I had no water...
...controversial contract was approved by Gov. Michael S. Dukakis on June 30, the last day of the state's fiscal year. The agreement guarantees the UMass faculty a 20-per-cent pay hike over the next three years--the first salary raise that faculty has had in five years...