Word: rosing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Carter's foreign policy is now being put to a stern test in the Middle East, the tortured area where tensions rose appreciably last week. The President's energy, perseverance and charm have impressed Arab and Israeli alike, but his confusing statements and missteps have dismayed them. Even before Carter took office, Kissinger's innovative step-by-step diplomacy had stalled. Carter has been unable to restore the momentum and the region is probably closer to war than when he came to power. This week Secretary of State Cyrus Vance departs for a ten-day swing through Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan...
...prostitute lamented her lack of trade: "They don't want to do it now-it's too hot. They all want air conditioning. You think I got air conditioning?" In Detroit, workers at the big automobile companies asked the same question. As temperatures in the foundries rose to nearly 130°, they were sent home or, in some cases, walked out on their own. At the White House, Press Secretary Jody Powell had to explain why Jimmy Carter wanted to lunch alfresco in 93° heat: "It's an old Southern tradition to sweat in your food...
...sprang an unpleasant surprise on Israeli consumers. Finance Minister Simcha Ehrlich announced wide-ranging anti-inflation measures to reduce a $130 million budget deficit. By cutting subsidies on basic commodities, the government forced a 25% rise in the price of such staples as bread, cheese, milk and chicken; gasoline rose from $1.87 per gal. to $2.40. Although opposition politicians warned that some cuts in the defense budget threatened Israel's security and the big labor combine Histadrut called a desultory one-hour strike, the majority took the bad news in stride. What annoyed many people most...
...also discover that smaller does not mean cheaper. Although price tags have risen an average 40% over the past five years, manufacturers maintain that their costs have been going up even faster. At GM, which is the industry's price leader, the average base price of a car rose about $270 this year to $5,400, meaning more than $6,000 with air conditioning, a radio and some other options. GM is expected to raise its sticker prices for the 1978s by perhaps as much...
...NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN...