Word: rivalled
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Though Carter has a big stake in the outcome of the various contests, he has not taken sides-and will not, unless he wants to alienate the entire Congress. Determined to be a strong President, he cannot be cheered by the prospect of strong leadership in a rival power center. But if he wants to succeed in such goals as reforming the tax structure and revising the welfare system, nothing less than strong congressional leaders will...
...problem by expanding the program to 45 minutes or an hour, but the network's affiliate stations killed that idea a month ago. Barbara's bosses are now de-emphasizing the self-help features and reorganizing their correspondents. They are even trying to lure heavyweight reporters from rival networks (one target: NBC's Tom Pettit). Says Walters: "We've got a long climb ahead...
...recognition of the heroin problem, the Dutch States-General (parliament) this month upped the penalties for heroin possession from four to twelve years. In the short run though, the best hope for snipping the Chinese Connection lies in internecine gang violence. With hundreds of millions of dollars at stake, rival triads cannot peaceably split the spoils. At least twelve Chinese have been murdered in vendettas, which began last year with the killing of Chung Mon, a 55-year-old kingpin of the traffic. European narcs are now hoping for the type of squealer's revenge that helped smash...
That caped cavalier in the knee boots and curls is Rex Harrison, all dressed up like French Minister Colbert in his current film Behind the Iron Mask. The picture, which is being made in Vienna, is based on the Alexandre Dumas story of rival twin brothers, swashbuckling musketeers and beautiful maidens. Among the maidens is Dutch-born Sylvia Kristel, whose face and other features graced the 1974 soft-porn picture Emmanuelle. This time Sylvia keeps her shirt on, however, which might account for Rex's gentlemanly critique of his costar. "I admire Miss Kristel for her education," he says...
...roll. Well listen--if this column has led you to the adoption of the false belief that rock and roll is not the most serious business in the world, I'm sorry. The point is, there is nothing short of the SALT talks and the World Series to rival a good Led Zeppelin concert for seriousness...