Word: marche
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...wheelchair, but the old enthusiasm had faded. The question of race, which overtly or covertly was a key part of his message, no longer dominated American or even Southern politics. And many others, including Jimmy Carter, had usurped some of his populist themes. Still, up until the March 1976 Florida primary, Wallace was a national political figure to be reckoned with, and part of Carter's support in that state came from those who wanted to stop the Alabaman...
There was an ominous sense of déjà vu about the rebel incursion. In March 1977, another contingent of Katangese invaded Shaba, capturing the town of Mutshatsha and approaching to within 20 miles of Kolwezi before they were turned back by Mobutu's forces and 1,500 Moroccan soldiers who had been airlifted into the area by the French. Last week's invasion was not only bigger and better planned; it was also, according to Washington, actively supported by Cuban troops who have been training the F.L.N.C. guerrillas in Angola. Responding to an urgent telephone plea...
...Unemployment has dropped nearly two points since late 1976, to 6% last month, when 535,000 people found jobs. The 93.8 million Americans at work in April constituted 58.4% of the entire population aged 16 or over, by far the highest percentage ever; the prerecession peak was 54.7% in March...
...Working, we hear something very close to the blue-collar blues, as waitresses, firemen, call girls, mill hands, gas-meter readers, tie salesmen and other assorted sons and daughters of toil tell of the hopes, frustrations and occasional joys of their daily march in the army of labor...
...their near defeat after World War II by DDT and other chemical formulations, insects have become immune to many pesticides; their lot has also been made easier by the banning of many bug killers that are harmful to health and environment. As a result, insects are again on the march, spreading disease and inflicting costly damage on crops and forests. But now man is about to unleash a new and Machiavellian weapon against which bugs seemingly have no defense...