Word: rose
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Chuck Rose...
...California Democratic establishment was livid over Brown's choice. State Assemblyman Richard Robinson described Miller as "Hanoi's answer to Tokyo Rose." Unable to block the appointment, the Democratic-controlled legislature sought revenge. Earlier, Brown had appointed Fonda to the California Arts Council, a post of no great consequence. But in retaliation for Miller, as well as for Fonda's defense of the North Vietnamese for expelling the boat people, the senate rejected her appointment, 28 to 5. Expressing the feelings of most of the people who had written to the senate, Republican Robert Nimmo said...
...epidemic of bank holdups? Simple enough: withdrawals are easy. For one thing there are more and more targets. As the number of banks and branches in the U.S. rose from 52,000 in 1968 to 90,000 today, the number of robberies soared from 2,040 in 1970 to 4,739 in 1978. Banks are often located close to highways and shopping centers, a convenience for robbers as well as customers. Tellers are trained to hand over the money in a holdup to avoid shootings, and even the guards are often instructed not to resist. As a result, notes...
...Sarasota, Fla. Diego left home at 15 to apply his brushes to everything from inn signs to stage sets. In 1924 he emigrated to the U.S. and worked as a fashion illustrator before achieving success as a muralist. For seven years Diego was married to Burlesque Queen Gypsy Rose...
Such cutting seems to become more imperative each month. The Government reported last week that consumer prices rose 1% in July, which is an annual rate of 13.1%, and thus extended the present stretch of double-digit inflation to a full seven months. At the same time, the spending power of Americans has continued to decline. Mostly because of inflation, but also because taxes have been creeping upward, the actual buying power that people have been getting from the money in their paychecks has declined by nearly 4% over the past twelve months. So more and more, almost...