Word: move
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...truckers also wanted to abolish the 55-m.p.h. speed limit, arguing that it costs them money by slowing their trips. But the Government refused even to consider that move. The accident rate would rise again, and more fuel would be burned at higher speeds. Finally, the independents demanded that states establish uniform truck weights across the country. Most states allow an 80,000-lb. load and 60-ft. truck length. But nine states, most bordering the Mississippi River (called the Iron Curtain by truckers), impose lower weight limits. Trucks going across the continent have to keep their loads down...
...team appeared young, lean and flavored with humor. The Soviets were heavy, suspicious, and of the 16 who lined up for the treaty signing, twelve had mouths that swooped dourly down. So did their minds. All the new thoughts for disarmament were from Carter, the prodding to move along was his. One could feel the flexibility in the Americans, the license to think almost anything. "It was like seeing Brezhnev in slow motion," said one American, who had watched him pound the table and bound around rooms in earlier years...
...under the treaty. The Administration estimates that these requirements will cost the U.S. some $900 million over a 20-year period. Only about $85 million of this would go to Panama; the rest would be used to compensate American workers forced to leave the zone and, most important, to move U.S. defense facilities out of the area. Calling the treaties a giveaway, House conservatives argued that Panama should pay all the costs...
...that the lira be devalued by a whopping 70%. Devaluation should restore Turkey's credit with the international banking community, clear the way for billions more in aid, and improve the country's balance of payments by making its exports more competitive. But the move will make life even more miserable than ever for the average Turk, who must cope with an annual inflation rate of anywhere from 60% to 80%, and chronic shortages of everything from bread and coffee to fertilizer...
...sudden move, a Tehran court handed down a ten-day injunction blocking further payments to General Telephone & Electronics, which has been drawing down a huge letter of credit for services rendered on a $700 million project to modernize Iran's telephone system. A team of GTE negotiators had believed they were making progress toward an amicable settlement. But then GTE's local client, state-owned Telecommunications Company of Iran, sued to halt payments on the outstanding credit to GTE worth $194 million, charging that the company had installed inoperative equipment...