Word: midweekly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...midweek the President's three top economic advisers, Treasury Secretary George Shultz, Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Herbert Stein and Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur Burns, rushed home from an international bankers' meeting in Paris. Nixon's new domestic policy chief, Melvin Laird, told newsmen that he would recommend tighter economic controls...
Foretaste. Both the dollar and the Dow rallied at midweek; in fact, the stock average rose 34 points by week's end and closed at 920. But the recoveries intensified rather than relieved the pressure on Nixon because both reflected the rumor/hope/belief that he would at last do something. Indeed, the mere fact that the Administration had made no announcement by week's end sent the dollar on another downhill slide Friday. John Philipsborn, vice president of Chase Manhattan's European headquarters, promptly remarked that the apparent decision to hold off action after hinting that...
Testimony before the EPA will continue until midweek as the foreign auto manufacturers have their say. After that, Ruckelshaus has 60 days to make what is surely the hardest decision of his career...
...days ticked by, the drama drew an ever larger American audience under its spell. By midweek, after Justice Department officials issued an ultimatum to the Indians to abandon the trading post at Wounded Knee by 6 p.m. on Thursday, the suspense grew. In the rolling hills surrounding the Indian enclave, U.S. Army armored personnel carriers rumbled in preparation for an assault. At the roadblocks and in command posts, several of the FBI agents and marshals-there were 300 in all-restlessly broke down their M-16 rifles and adjusted the straps on their gas masks. At one point...
...Actress Tammy Grimes about taking over the Johns part- a switch that would have meant a one-week delay of the opening, at a cost of $50,000. "This business is all about taking chances," Prince croaked hoarsely, "but you have to be careful of the odds." But by midweek, Johns was once again abubble. Was Prince headed for a hit, all the more gratifying because of the obstacles? Or were the New York previews portents of disaster? That remained for audiences to decide...