Word: jaye
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Since becoming head of the agency 15 months ago, Administrator Jay Solomon, 56, a former land developer, has tightened supervision and procedures. But he says that further efforts at reform were hampered because many employees assumed that, as had been the case for years, real administrative power lay with Solomon's deputy, Robert Griffin, a close friend of House Speaker Tip O'Neill...
Perhaps this trend shows a growing conviction among Americans that costly goods retain real value, while mere money depreciates. More likely it indicates that Americans are also emulating the wise and worldly Europeans, buying fewer goods, but goods that have more class and durability. Jay Plotkin, vice president of Craig's ready-to-wear chain in Houston, argues: "People are looking for more permanence in their selections, not just faddish clothes. Retailers call this 'investment dressing...
...last week's memorial service in Manhattan's Riverside Church, the eulogy was delivered by Rockefeller's only son Jay, who is Governor of West Virginia.' Said he: "He endures in what he stood for, in what he did, in the inspiration and guidance he has given us. Let me say to you, my father, that you helped shape a country and a world in your own quiet way. You have set a standard for our family and for each of us as individuals. Let me say to you that we are strong...
...garde heterosexuals. Marketed under such trade names as Bullet, Crypt and Locker Room, isobutyl nitrite is sold openly in some record stores, boutiques and pornographic bookstores. Poppers sell for $4 to $6 for about half an ounce, enough for up to 15 sniffs. According to Pacific Western Chairman W. Jay Freezer, retail sales totaled some $20 million last year; he forecasts a 15% to 20% increase this year...
...broad significance of Moscow's chilling move against the U.S. reporters was not yet known, the joint release of two accused Soviet agents in exchange for the freeing of American F. Jay Crawford was an upbeat note. The alleged spies, United Nations Employees Rudolf Chernyayev and Valdik Enger, had been indicted in New Jersey by a grand jury on charges of obtaining U.S. Navy secrets...