Word: safes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...That would certainly help bridge the gap between supply and demand: the state's gasoline supplies in May probably will fall about 70,000 bbl. per day below those of a year earlier. At Carter's side, Energy Secretary James Schlesinger declared: "I think it would be safe to say that we hope the worst is over...
...Pilot McLemore, in the meantime, was being held in a goat-killing pen by the Indians, who were trying to figure out from whom they could demand a ransom for his release. Before leaving Colombia, Rogers received a scrawled message from McLemore: "I am safe and would like to turn myself in but I need help too. Let me know what to do. Roy McLemore...
...hope to work on a long-range joint project, with any future finds to be placed in Burmese institutions. The four jaw fragments have already been turned over to the Burmese government. Part of the reason is safekeeping. Another part, as the American scientists admit, is to keep them safe from any Burmese jawboning about scientific theft...
...trend in corporate giving seems to be one of buying access to legislators. In 1978, corporate PACs gave more than twice as much money to Democratic incumbents as to Republican challengers. Alarmingly large amounts, according to Congressman Abner Mikva (D-Ill.), go to powerful committee chairmen who are in safe districts and don't really need the money. Senator Russell Long (D-La.) has been quoted as saying that "The distinction between a large campaign contribution and a bribe is almost a hairline's difference...
...shadow of science falls across decisions common to daily existence. Is this medication safe? Is forgoing sugar worth the hazards of saccharin? Are the conveniences of the Pill worth raising the risk of circulatory disease? The uncertain answers come from product analysts, dietitians, pharmacists, lawyers, physicians. American society, as Federal Trade Commission Chairman Michael Pertschuk puts it, has become "dominated by professionals who call us 'clients' and tell us of our 'needs...