Word: jetted
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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DARLING. Julie Christie's stunning presence enhances this glittering tale of a jet-set playgirl who finds that the road to ruin leads straight...
...diligent. We therefore attracted people with these characteristics. Today we are known as the most excellent of lands to be incapacitated or poor in. The concept ot America as a land of bottomless public treasuries spewing money into the pockets of all who can muster enough energy to jet over attracts only those who wish to exploit our misguided generosity...
...L.B.J., the Chief Executive's health is no longer his private business. Nor should it be, for since World War II the U.S. President's role in world affairs, and his ability to discharge it, have become matters of global concern. With television and jet planes to thrust him into homes and home towns the world over, the President is also much closer to the people than ever before. This was recognized by Jim Hagerty, Eisenhower's press secretary, who with Dr. Paul Dudley White was largely responsible for the detailed exegesis of the President...
...With the revolution of transportation and communication, ambassadors enjoy almost instant backup from Washington, which sometimes cuts into their freedom of action but also relieves them of weighty decision-making beyond their official competence. More often than an ambassador may like, someone senior to him (including the Secretary) may jet practically into his embassy's backyard. And when he picks up his phone, that voice on the other end may come across in a familiar Texas drawl...
...leader in the U.S.'s $7 billion-a-year market for auto parts, G. & W. lives on breakdowns and damage. It lives well: since 1958, it has multiplied its annual sales 22-fold to $175 million, acquired 57 companies that make products as diverse as guitars, jet-engine parts and survival equipment for spacemen. Last week, in its most ambitious diversification, G. & W. made a deal to merge with New Jersey Zinc Co. If shareholders of both companies approve as expected, G. & W. will take over the biggest U.S. miner of zinc, a metal that is increasingly in demand...