Word: limits
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...company is doing better, but it still has a long road ahead." Many of the 3,680 A. & P. stores are still too small, though the company is closing its tiniest outlets and building 80 big supermarkets in this year's first half. A. & P. also continues to limit brand variety on its shelves, in part because of its heavy commitment to its own private house labels. This deficiency is most obvious in A. & P.'s relatively skimpy line of nonfood items-everything from film to beauty aids-which are likely to provide the biggest future sales growth...
...came here with their 'vacuum ships' and cleaned up." Not only the Soviet Union, but also Japan, East Germany, Poland, Iceland, Spain and other nations have been sending their big and in some cases government-subsidized fleets to the rich grounds beyond America's twelve-mile limit. Using modern stern trawlers and factory ships that can process and then freeze while still at sea, these fleets have been able to stay for months at a stretch where the fishing is good...
...Mile Limit. By contrast, New England fishermen are not subsidized, and their ships are small and antiquated. They must carry ice in their holds to keep the catch fresh and must return to port every seven days lest the fish rot. Some imported frozen fish from Canada costs much less than fresh domestic fish caught in the same New England waters. As a result, two-thirds of the fish eaten in the U.S. last year was imported...
...deadline approached, the Israelis pleaded for more time, but the commandos refused, saying that they had no authorization to extend the limit. At 5:27, General Gur gave the order to open fire on the school. The firefight lasted only twelve minutes, but as Gur said later, "they were the longest minutes of my life." Israeli soldiers under a barrage of fire managed to reach the explosives and neutralize them. One of the three Palestinians was immediately killed by sniper fire. Another was wounded, but was still able to toss grenades and fire his automatic weapon pointblank at the screaming...
...will the public respond? Democratic Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia had his doubts. On a recent road trip, he said, he found that no fewer than 63% of all drivers were exceeding the still-in-effect 55 m.p.h. national speed limit. Added Senator Henry M. Jackson, Democrat of Washington: "There is no direct evidence to support the contention that by raising the price you are going to ration the amount of gasoline that will be available." On the other hand, Congress and the Nixon Administration are extremely reluctant to impose such mandatory conservation measures as gasoline rationing...