Word: shrunk
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...that had been scarce during the fighting, and the Government choked off defense spending in favor of domestic projects. By contrast, the Viet Nam War never required quite enough of the nation's output to cause such shortages in civilian goods, and the U.S.'s spending on it has shrunk considerably in the past three years. Says Economist Edward Fried of Washington's Brookings Institution: "The peace dividend has virtually been paid...
...masterly display of restraint and cool, finally drove the protesters from the convention-center area with barrage after barrage of CS gas, whereupon the protesters marched peaceably back toward the beachfront hotels that were serving as Republican headquarters. By the end of the evening, the 4,000 had shrunk to 400 weary protesters sitting outside the Doral Hotel singing "All we are saying is give peace a chance," and waiting for the inevitable arrests (which went over 1,000 for the week...
...going over to Nixon. Were Wallace in the race, 15% of those polled would vote for him. Of that 15%, 12% would come from Nixon's column, 2% from the "undecided" and 1% from McGovern. Had Wallace run, in other words, Nixon's lead would have shrunk from...
...Chicago four years ago, and has reduced manpower from 725 to 525. NBC has cut its convention staff by 40%, but claims that the use of more mobile units will improve overall coverage. Newspapers are not immune to the cost squeeze either; the New York Times has shrunk its convention contingent to 36, from 51 four years ago. But the Washington Post has increased its headcount from 32 to 44 and, because more U.S. and foreign papers will be sending staffers than ever before, the overall size of the press corps will reach a record of nearly...
...years, Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage was the place to get a hamburger in the Square. But the hamburgers there have shrunk and the price has swelled, and unless you have a passion for the exotic (Radcliffe Burgers, Swiss Cheese Burgers, Mushroom Burgers), the mantle has shifted to Buddy's Sirloin...