Word: mentioned
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...certain how well it would work. There was design, and some skill, involved in this strategy. But there was also luck that it fell in place as well as it seems to have." The Carter Administration's push for Geneva will surely require much more shoving, not to mention zigging and zagging, in the weeks ahead if it is to succeed. Some more luck would not hurt either...
...water with a sound like thunder and drifting into shipping lanes, icebergs have long been regarded mainly as hazards to navigation. But the bergs may have a use, after all. For the past few years planners in the parched lands of the Middle East and South America -not to mention more than a few drought-bedeviled Californians-have been toying with ideas for towing icebergs from the Antarctic to arid areas where they could be melted for their pure, fresh water (TIME, March 7). Last week scientists from 18 nations gathered at Iowa State University, in the town of Ames...
...after having paid Backhouse a commission for contracting with the Chinese government to have them serve as the printers of that country's money, the directors of the American Bank Note Company learn that their negotiator, not to mention his deal, is totally unknown to the Chinese president...
Your Newfoundland dog article [Sept. 5] failed to mention the many disadvantages of owning a Newf. They slink and often have the breath of a camel; demand to sit in the front seat of an automobile, often requesting to drive; wake their owners in the middle of the night with loud snoring and blowing bubbles in the toilet bowl; are first to their master's bed and never give up the pillow; and when you take them down to the local tavern for a beer, they drool in their Budweiser...
...Tigers look strong in all positions, returning All-Ivy first team selections in seniors Paul Milone (forward), Allan Marshall (halfback), and Frank Sharry (defense), along with honorable mention goalie Guy Cipriano...