Word: largest
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Honest. Mrs. Ford's forthrightness immediately stirred up a summer storm of old-fashioned indignation. Dr. W.A. Criswell, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas, the largest Southern Baptist congregation, declared himself "aghast" and added: "I cannot think that the First Lady of this land would descend to such a gutter type of mentality." Mormon Elder Gordon B. Hinckley called a press conference to support "chastity before marriage and fidelity after marriage." New York's Governor Hugh Carey, a Roman Catholic with twelve children, unctuously observed: "I guess I believe, in the words that Frankie [Sinatra] sings...
President Gerald Ford may have made friends in Eastern Europe on his way home from the Helsinki Summit last week, but he made few in New York City. Speaking to the good Communist burghers of the Belgrade city assembly, Ford said of his own largest metropolis, "They don't know how to handle money. All they know is how to spend...
...ludicrous case of overkill. First, Indira rewrote the law under which she had been convicted. Then, once again taking no chances, she had the constitution amended to render the Supreme Court powerless to rule on her case. That is the way things are today in "the world's largest democracy...
...Motown Record Corp., the black pop-music giant, has given Megastar Stevie Wonder, 25, a new contract for a guaranteed minimum of $13 million. If the singer-songwriter delivers more than the single annual LP required by the seven-year agreement, he can earn up to $24 million. The largest parcel handed out yet by a record company, Wonder's contract is worth as much as the Elton John ($8 million) and Neil Diamond (about $5 million) deals combined. Motown's announcement is strategically timed. There were rumors that Stevie might skip, but he is loyal. He says...
...decided a number of years ago that as the largest store in the Square, we should make contributions to various charities," he said, adding that Harvard affiliated activities do not necessarily have any priority over other solicitations...