Word: northeasterly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...gasoline-allocation program was supposed to spread the shortage evenly. Instead, some states like Georgia have been awash in fuel, while others, especially on the West Coast and in the Northeast, have had to impose local rationing. Maryland filed an unsuccessful suit against the program, and New Jersey is considering suing also...
...ahead of last year's. Ridership is up 36% between New York and Washington on Amtrak's speedy Metroliner, and nearly double last year's on the New York-Boston run. Therein lies Amtrak's problem: good fortune has landed in the wrong place. Those Northeast runs were well packed to begin with, and the new riders are giving Amtrak officials more business than they can handle effectively...
...played football last fall for the Northeast Colonials in the Atlantic Coast Football League...
...find it difficult to sympathize with the people in the Northeast over the oil shortage [Feb. 11]. There are vast reserves off the Atlantic coast which the Federal Government should lease now. not next year. If the Northeastern states try to block such efforts, then I say let them freeze in the dark. I see no reason why Texas, Louisiana or any other state should be forced to suffer shortages by sharing with those who have plenty but refuse to let it be developed...
...past eleven years, he has guided the Times Mirror into ventures ranging from cable television to the manufacture of flight-training systems. The White House considered Casey for the $65,000-a-year chairmanship of the U.S. Railway Association, a government agency that will administer the recognized Northeast railroads. But American got him for salary, bonuses and stock options worth about $250,000 a year...