Word: linings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. OPEC representatives will meet in Geneva two days before the Tokyo assembly begins, and they will almost certainly approve yet another hike in the posted price for crude, which now averages $17 per bbl. Some Administration officials have been arguing for a tough line against OPEC, and believe that the U.S. should even use economic clout to arm-twist other industrial countries into endorsing it. Carter himself, however, is inclined to what is described as a "firm but friendly" stand toward OPEC, and prefers what he calls an "all-around approach" based on "increased...
...liter water bottle. His radio's batteries also wore down; Allen could hear messages through his earplugs but could not send off replies. As Albatross dipped to within 6 in. of the swells, an exhausted Allen waved in defeat at a rescue craft, signaling for a line that might have provided an airborne tow for the remaining eight miles...
...could learn from foreign countries. Joji Arai, manager of the U.S. office of the Japan Productivity Center, cited 15 reasons for his country's productivity surge, including lax antitrust enforcement, large spending on R. and D., and joint management-worker programs to increase quality and eliminate production-line bottlenecks. Looking at the European experience, Eugene Merchant, director of research planning for Cincinnati Milacron Inc., emphasized the importance of the so-called trilateral relationship among Government, universities and companies. This is an idea that Europe adopted from the U.S., but it has fallen on hard times in America, in part...
...that drama unfolds, the only verifiable fact is that lines are forming, and anyone reluctant to join may not get his share. Says Detroit Psychologist Philip Owen: "If an individual sees a line, he's apt to get into it, even if he doesn't know what it's for." Social pressures against overbuying disappear; everyone can hoard in good conscience.' One refrain dates back to World War II: "I'm just stocking up before the hoarders get here...
...weeks ago, when Brezhnev journeyed to Budapest for a perfunctory meeting with Hungarian Boss Jāanos Kádár, the local press and diplomatic corps were not so much interested in what Brezhnev said as the difficulty with which he said it. Ambassadors in a receiving line compared notes afterward on the Soviet leader's flaccid handshake and his shuffle as he mounted the steps to a speaker's platform. Brezhnev's public appearances are becoming primarily chances to examine the patient...