Word: limiteds
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...that once inhabited these coral islands, a team of University of Washington radiologists, sponsored by the Atomic Energy Commission, have made an extensive, five-week survey. They report findings that seem to suggest that if ever men are foolish enough to pull the nuclear trigger-and fortunate enough to limit the area of conflict-the earth may not become a wasteland after...
...only uneasy signs that credit may be reaching its limit are the growing number of mortgage foreclosures and personal bankruptcies-but neither has reached a disturbing level. Most Americans are so conditioned to first-of-the-month check writing that serious lapses in meeting payments are surprisingly few; bad debts total less than one-quarter of 1% of sales. Thanks in part to the tax cut, Americans now apply a record 14% of their available spending money to debt repayment, while at the same time increasing savings and building up personal assets faster than debt. Though consumers are taking...
...opposed bills to raise the minimum salaries of public-school teachers and to create a consumers' council for investigating unethical business practices. At the same time, his opponent's record is, to put it no more strongly, respectable. McCann voted to raise teachers' salaries and-as Campbell did-to limit the powers of the Governor's Council and establish the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority...
...Council of statutory powers. The Council, which now passes on all gubernatorial appointments, is a hurdle to firm executive leadership, and its ratifying function invites unethical pressures, both political and financial. Volpe also supports coterminous 4-year terms for the Governor and his agency heads. All these measures would limit opportunities for corruption by increasing the power of the Governor, who would be directly and solely...
Despite a long-range improvement program that has been under development for 14 years, the MDC is only partially able to improve the situation. It is presently trying to limit the flow of salt water and sewage into the river, and is pumping fresh water in from Lake Cochituate...