Word: partings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Without words with Latin roots, Baker would lose most of his professional tools and, indeed, a large part of his cultural and intellectual heritage...
...part, the Administration will charge the others with forcing higher prices by their rush to buy Rotterdam spot oil at staggering premiums. The U.S.has joined in the competition for supplies. But West Germany and Japan are believed to be especially guilty of this practice, which they are better able to afford with their ample trade surpluses and dollar reserves. Complains one U.S. official: "They think they can buy their way out." Warns another: "The way out of this situation is not for the Western nations to bid against each other. That just helps OPEC...
...guys living together on Social Security," explains Burns, who at 83 is the oldest of the trio. "I asked Lee how old he was. He told me 77, so I asked him to get me a glass of water." Burns cracks that he has no trouble looking the part -"with a lot of makeup." Say good night, George...
...comic strip of political satire, zinging wit and characters resembling real personalities on the national scene had become a daily ritual for readers of the Washington Post. Last month Universal Press Syndicate, which distributes Doonesbury to the Post and 470 other newspapers, merged with the Washington Star Syndicate. As part of the deal, Doonesbury would be stripped from the Post and handed over to the rival Star (along with Tank McNamara and Cathy). For the long-suffering Star (circ. 328,612), nabbing Doonesbury from the prosperous Post (circ. 601,913) was clearly a coup. The Star, an afternoon paper acquired...
...green tide of Watergate-writing cash keeps rolling on. John Dean's Blind Ambition crests in a four-part TV spectacular. Judge John Sirica's refreshingly unjuridical To Set the Record Straight surges onto the bestseller lists. Now comes John Ehrlichman's second novel, The Whole Truth, a racy Washington scandal spin-off aimed at reeling in a movie or TV contract, as did his first, The Company. More modestly, Leon Jaworski offers a spare memoir, Confession and Avoidance, his second Watergate book, which seems pitched in too low a key to unlock any box-office riches...