Word: jetted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Amin, who came to power by a military coup in January 1971, claimed that the Americans might be either military mercenaries or "even Zionists." When the Peace Corps' chartered jet landed Sunday at Uganda's international airport in Entebbe, Amin ordered that the volunteers be detained...
...bars on Hoffa's union activities might be lifted. But after the election the restrictions remained in effect. Instead of Hoffa the White House seems to favor the Teamsters' current boss, Frank Fitzsimmons, who on occasion has flown from San Clemente to Washington on the presidential jet. Colson's spokesman and law partner-their firm now represents the Teamsters-denies that Colson had anything to do with the Teamster fund raising...
...Aaron, in his 19th season, has gone to the plate 2,700 more times than Ruth and is hitting a livelier ball. Aaron's supporters counter with the argument that Ruth never had to cope with the hitting problems created by such modern phenomena as night games and jet...
...American fleeing from high living costs can no longer escape by catching a jet to Europe. He will find prices rising there quite as rapidly as in the U.S., or even faster. In this age of supposed European unity, cynics say, galloping inflation is the one thing that all Europeans really do have in common. By year's end, Europeans could be paying close to 10% more for food, clothing, shelter and other everyday needs than they...
...seranades, whirled waltzing in their arms, and made indulgent love to them. And when they abandoned her, she resurfaced like an unsinkable Molly Brown. This life spent sipping champagne in Grand Hotels with vast baroque rooms and parlors caressed by generations of gamblers is like an advertisement for the jet set life -- with life itself the spirited suitor of romance. It was all style and peacockery, quick passion and gondolas...