Word: norths
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Although the share of the vote won by the Alliance parties was up by 4%, substantial gains were posted by Alvaro Cunhal's pro-Moscow Communists, whose share grew from 14.6% to 19%, reflecting increasing influence not only in industrialized Lisbon but also in the conservative, Roman Catholic north. With the next election due in the fall of 1980, Sa Carneiro must prove quickly that his government can do better than its predecessors in coping with Portugal's problems of rising inflation and unemployment, both now at about 25%, and falling business investment and living standards...
...trip to the U.S. this fall, Ireland's Prime Minister Jack Lynch sounded like a crusader. He denounced American supporters of the Irish Republican Army and castigated "evil men of violence" for prolonging the bloodshed in the North. As it turned out, that was Lynch's valedictory. Last week, in a surprise move, he abruptly resigned after 13 years as leader of the Fianna Fáil Party and a total of nine years as Prime Minister. His successor: Health and Social Welfare Minister Charles Haughey, 54, a wealthy accountant with pronounced republican sympathies...
...more fuel efficient than the 767 for trips under 500 miles and better suited to shorter European distances. Except for the planes that it sold to Eastern two years ago, Airbus has yet to crack the U.S. or Canadian market. The battleground is spreading to the Middle East and North Africa, but with an astonishing backlog of almost $20 billion in orders, Boeing is still way ahead...
John E. Dowling '57, acting co-master of North House and a committee member, said yesterday, "Everyone's very positive" about the service, adding he hoped to extend the express service into the early evening...
...North House Committee tabled the issue again Sunday. The committee last week delegated a subcommittee to study the question...