Word: retainers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...RESPONDING TO BRUSH FIRES: The U.S. might find itself engaged in conflicts outside its principal theaters of operations, notably perhaps in the Middle East, the Persian Gulf, the Horn of Africa, the Caribbean. To handle such contingencies, says Brown, the U.S. must retain the capability of reacting overseas with "speed and flexibility." This may best be achieved by keeping some troops abroad, either at land bases or aboard aircraft carriers. At times, a simple show of force, like ordering a naval task force to steam toward a potential trouble spot, can be enough to protect U.S. interests and prevent...
Booth says she likes the idea of having a single, adding that four or five friends can select rooms on the same floor but still retain their privacy...
...lights had opened up a full length lead by the 1100 meter mark, but there B.U. began to raise their cadence and close the gap. With every stroke B.U. moved closer, and it seemed as if they would blow by and retain the title they have held for the past three consecutive years...
...more than a century, France's Perrier mineral water has been a familiar presence in Europe's toniest restaurants, glossiest spas and priciest specialty shops. The gaseous drink in the light green bottle-distinctively shaped like an Indian club-has somehow managed to retain an air of exclusivity even though Source Perrier has been for years the world's largest bottler of sparkling water; the company also owns such brands as Vichy and Contrexeville. Yet Perrier water has just about saturated the Western European market, and the rate of growth has been leveling...
...Chayefsky's movie Network, and some observers of television were wondering last week if life would be making reruns out of art. In a move long-bruited, Roone Arledge, the energetic president of ABC Sports, was put in charge of the network's news division. Arledge will retain his sports job and succeed ABC News President William Sheehan, who last year hired Barbara Walters for $1 million a year to co-anchor the Evening News with Harry Reasoner. Sheehan is being demoted to senior vice president for news...