Word: public
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Christmas trees in America are public monuments too, symbols of communal celebration. In Bath, Me., the town's tree was placed atop a shipyard's 400-foot crane so it could be seen 30 miles away...
...Vance seethed with anger, and a senior U.S. official dismissed one especially nasty phrase in it by snapping: "It does not deserve comment." Another American insisted that the Israeli Cabinet response was filled with "misleading inaccuracies." So upset is the Administration that it may take its case to the public by releasing documents refuting Israel's contentions...
What does a judge do when she falls down in her own courtroom? She sues, of course, like everyone else. And in the case of Circuit Court Judge Margaret O'Malley, 61, she sues Chicago's public building commission...
...revising agricultural credit, promoting competition, creating jobs, and keeping up a permanent "dialogue with the workers." In his speech before the Assembly, Mota Pinto spoke forcefully in defense of his program. Said he: "We must put discipline in work, better the conditions for private investment and make the public sector efficient...
...group's eight concerts became an overnight status symbol for the Moscow establishment. As a result, most of the seats went to the privileged-members of the Communist Party, government officials and the cultural elite. Only 10% of the tickets were sold to the general public, and scalpers charged up to 200 rubles ($300) for a five-ruble ($7.50) ticket. One enterprising fan introduced himself at the box office as an aide to U.S. Ambassador Malcolm Toon and disappeared with four tickets reserved for the American embassy...