Word: notes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Despite these excesses, Rumanian historians note, Vlad effectively maintained law-and-order in his realm and ably defended it against foreign aggression. It so happens that Vlad's virtues, not his vices, are similar to those attributed to Rumania's present-day dictator. While ironhandedly ruling his country, Ceausescu credits himself with keeping both Western imperialism and Soviet expansionism at bay. Summing up the lessons of Vlad's reign, one Rumanian historian notes, "The country can only prosper under authoritarian rule." More turgidly, another Communist analyst contends that Vlad exemplifies "love for the fatherland, undaunted support...
Discontent with anti-inflation policy is only one part of the general liberal unease about Carter's economic performance. Heller, Nathan and Pechman believe that the economy could use still more stimulus to bring down unemployment faster. They note that Carter is now proposing a fiscal 1977 budget deficit of $48.7 billion-$8.5 billion less than the one projected by Gerald Ford...
...Community. They fear that these developments, which can be corrected only by tough and usually unpopular government actions, could turn the London summit into another exercise in empty rhetoric, like its two predecessors in Rambouillet and Puerto Rico. The summit seven did come out against protectionism, and board members note with bipartisan approval that Carter has so far stuck to his word, rejecting demands for higher tariffs on shoes and tighter quotas on sugar imported into...
...customs of stardom clung to her even after death. In the obituaries of Joan Crawford, who died of a heart attack last week, some newspapers felt compelled to note a certain confusion about her age. Officially it was listed as 69, but she may have been several years older. It was characteristic of her that at a time of life when two or three years no longer make any difference to most people, Joan Crawford insisted on the smallest believable number...
...same time, the campaign will stress Perrier's mystique. Ads will note that the water, which has been bottled commercially since 1863, has been bubbling up from a single underground spring near Mimes in Southern France for thousands of years. For the health-minded, the campaign will emphasize that the drink, which gets its sparkle from carbon dioxide that occurs naturally in the water, is high in calcium and almost salt free. The company "believes," but will not be able to advertise in the U.S., that the water helps "prevent heart disease in some instances, keep makeup fresh...