Word: pour
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...South Viet Nam, meanwhile, the war that had supposedly ended was still going on. The North Vietnamese continue to pour in men and supplies along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, and they have as much firepower in the South as they did when they launched last spring's offensive. Every day they blow up bridges, lob hand grenades and pepper various government-held positions with small-arms fire...
...Chances that the present spending orgy will falter soon are remote. Employment, wages and dividends are up, and personal income is expected to swell to $1 trillion in 1973. Increased Social Security benefits will pour an extra $32 billion into the spending stream this year. The Internal Revenue Service is in the midst of refunding an estimated $22 billion to taxpayers. This is an increase of between $5 billion and $8 billion over a "normal" year because the Government withheld too much from paychecks last year...
...Marcos hardly mentioned the Moslem insurgency when he proclaimed martial law throughout the Philippines last September. The major reason he cited then was the insurrection of a group of Maoist rebels in the far north. Now, all is relatively quiet on the northern front. Meanwhile, Marcos has had to pour some 13,000 troops into the southern islands (specifically, Mindanao and the Sulu group). As a result, the rest of his 70,000-man armed forces are stretched exceedingly thin...
...ingredients well. Form into loaf, place in pan, pour additional tomato sauce over loaf. Bake 30 min. at 375°, turn heat down to 350° and bake 20 min. longer...
...reaffirmation of faith in a nation that had grown accustomed to self-reproach. After their long ordeal, the P.O.W.s had every reason to greet freedom ecstatically. But they had no need to offer profuse thanks to the country that had sent them to war. If they could so spontaneously pour out their love of country, then why should their fellow countrymen who had stayed home in safety and affluence be despairing? The return of the P.O.W.s was a tonic for America. "I just hope we can help America join closer together," says Air Force Colonel Lawrence Guarino. "When the whole...