Word: oregon
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...skim off much of the increased revenues that the companies have been earning from the decontrol of domestic crude oil prices. But how big a tax, and for how long, have been major areas of congressional dispute. A joint congressional conference committee headed by Louisiana Senator Russell Long and Oregon Congressman Al Ullman finally agreed on the size. In a sharp horse-trade, they split the difference between a House-passed bill that might have yielded $277 billion over the next ten years and a Senate version that might have produced about $178 billion during the period, and came...
...entitled to his two loving parents." Brown favors a system under which the child lives with one parent, while the other has unlimited visitation rights and a full voice in decisions involving the child's rearing. On Jan. 1, California became the fourth state (after Oregon, Iowa and Wisconsin) to adopt a statute specifically providing the option of joint custody. Although the other 46 states have not enacted such laws, they do permit parents to ask for joint custody...
...could have predicted the outcome of the 1980 race for the G.O.P. nomination ? On the eve of the Oregon primary, George Bush stopped in the middle of his 2,735th campaign speech and, with a faraway look in his eyes, wandered outside. He said he wanted to enjoy the scenery. Earlier, Howard Baker returned to the Senate, claiming he would rather push a dozen energy bills through Congress than endure another primary. Ronald Reagan went back to making movies because there were fewer changes of scene; John Connolly found it more restful to teach Middle East relations at New York...
...cite the hurried nature of modern society, in which speed is given a higher priority than clarity. Pen makers decry poor instruction: while courses in calligraphy are gaining in popularity among adults, schools have de-emphasized instruction in penmanship. Promoters of good script point out that at schools in Oregon, where italic handwriting is taught as a way to instill clarity, students not only develop superior penmanship but get higher-than-average grades all round...