Word: host
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...side the skin kings are besieged by a host of imitators who threaten to glut even a market that sometimes seems insatiable. On the other hand there is the sudden appearance of a new and stricter legal definition of obscenity by the U.S. Supreme Court (TIME, July 2). Though the boundaries of the court's ruling are still unclear, they could well halt the skin trade's race to publish ever more explicit turn-ons. If forced to retreat, the magazines might simply succeed in boring their audience...
...discussions, and outings. This summer, it already has gone on an evening cruise of Boston harbor, as well as visiting Cape Ann and Cape Cod. At both capes, the Group went sightseeing, swimming and picnicking during the day. Its members stayed overnight at the homes of prearranged host families. In the future, the Group plans a back pack excursion...
...about President Nixon, they have usually been willing to concede his mastery in foreign relations. But these days Europeans are beginning to doubt Nixon's wisdom even in foreign affairs-at least in Europe. While Nixon and Henry Kissinger still call for a bold New Atlantic Charter, a host of anxieties about America's intentions plague Europeans...
...result was a marked contrast in the demeanor of host and guest. Shadowed by Watergate, Nixon often seemed subdued and ill at ease, anxious to stick to the schedule and limit the hoopla. Brezhnev, though largely kept out of public range for security reasons, acted when he had an audience like a back-slapping drummer. He took every opportunity to clown for photographers, converse with reporters and mix with folks, chatting and shaking hands. There were moments when the President of the U.S. almost found himself shunted to the sidelines, and on one occasion Nixon observed...
...across the United States on smiles. But all of this could not dispel the doubts of Watergate, and in subtle ways even emphasized those doubts. Brezhnev had been briefed on Watergate. His heightened exuberance, his emphasis on personal rapport, were signals that he was trying to give his beleaguered host a bit of a boost in a tough time and, of course, protect the Brezhnev investment in Richard Nixon...