Word: reliefs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Oklahoma, Republican Governor Dewey Bartlett promised not to increase taxes; Democrat David Hall, a portly, silver-haired former Tulsa County prosecutor who stumped the rural areas assiduously, went him one better by pledging tax relief for working-class families. Hall won by an unofficial margin of 2,819 votes, pending a possible recount...
...elections were an exception only in that the public was more tired than ever of reading and hearing about politics. Heaving a loud sigh of relief, the American public went back to televised football games after November 4, secure in the knowledge that the instant replays would not be preempted by the pudgy faces of candidates seeking "the honor of office" in "these troubled times...
...play itself is pleasant, but nothing to write home to Grosse Pointe about. It's got all the constituent parts-hopeless love, show biz, comic relief-but as Eddie tells Fanny in the first act: "Everything you've got's about right, but the damn thing don't come out right." Jule Styne and Bob Merrill's songs, on the other hand, are wonderful, from chorus songs like "Henry Street" to the torchy imitation of "My Man," "The Music that Makes Me Dance...
...afraid we'd win, 23-0," equipment manager and retiring senior Scott Jacobs said. "That safety was a real relief...
With regard to the refugee problem, Eban said, "We are improving the conditions of the refugees, by creating more employment opportunities. It's employment, not relief, that's the answer. But it can't be done on a massive scale without peace...