Word: passed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Astoria neighborhood of Queens is just across the East River from Manhattan, but an ocean away in tempo and texture. Things move a bit slower here; pedestrians wait for the signal light before crossing. Steinway, a commercial street in the working-class area, could pass for the main avenue of a decaying Middle West town. On this stage, all parts of the overture sound simultaneously: an ersatz locomotive clangs and toots; an accordionist squeezes out The Sidewalks of New York; a sound truck emits the appropriately upbeat Buckle Down Winsocki...
...from being final, the decision now shifts to Congress, which must pass the appropriations. A spirited debate has raged within the Administration for seven months. Opposing the SST were Nixon's science aide, Lee DuBridge, and Hendrik Houthakker of the President's Council of Economic Advisers. Supporting it were Secretary of Transportation John Volpe, Federal Aviation Administrator John Shaffer, and a genuine American hero, Charles A. Lindbergh, who personally presented the case for the SST to the President...
Legislatures are considering bills to raise permissible rates in several states, even though that is likely to lead to higher state or local taxes to pay the interest. If the bills pass, some local governments may have another try at selling bonds. Philadelphia school officials plan to offer a $60 million issue at 7% this month. They found no buyers at 6% in July for two issues of $30 million and $17.5 million. The money is needed for a program of closing and replacing 42 slum schools, all of which were built before 1907, and are not fireproof...
...Townsend sometimes drives subordinates to distraction by slamming doors repeatedly in the ear-splitting confines of a testing garage. American Motors Chairman Roy Chapin likes to go into his company's executive parking area to try out the thunk. Ford has a jury of product-development specialists to pass judgment on thunks...
During the football season. John never smokes and only occasionally will he let liquor pass his lips. He never touches pot. "Personally. I'd rather eat a lollipop." he said...