Word: signs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...with a sympathetic ear. Authorities believe he was also told by Louis Werner, 46, a longtime fellow Lufthansa employee, how Werner had helped set up the robbery. Werner had left his post for more than 90 minutes so that a Brink's crew could not find anyone to sign for the pickup of the cash. That key move kept the money at the airport over a weekend, just as the gang had planned. Werner was promised $300,000 for his role. When Gruenewald seemed nervous about keeping his secret, Werner gave him $ 10,000 to buy his silence. Then...
...leaders was all sun and smiles, but did not even result in issuance of an official communique. SALT II must be different. Exaggerating the treaty's benefits or painting over its weaknesses will only damage its credibility. SALT is no panacea for the arms race; even if both sides sign it, there will still be loopholes, violations, and dangerous escalation of qualitative arms competition. Though both superpowers face these problems, the U.S. should minimize them by making sure the final version of the treaty includes adequate surveillance mechanisms, and should consider its future defense strategy carefully...
...cattle shows, one of the nation's better Indian museums, two art museums, a planetarium, a zoo and three new libraries. That hardly makes the community a rival to, say, Chicago. Yet almost everything is up to date in this Kansas city, and that is a good sign for the nation that surrounds...
...sign on the bulletin board at Seattle's Romac Industries, a pipefitting manufacturer, stood out from the usual mimeographed ads of cars for sale. It was Welder Tim Baker's appeal for a 45? hourly raise. "I'm requesting this increase because of inflation," he wrote alongside a color photo of himself busy welding a stainless-steel clamp. "The cost of living keeps going up, and the pay's the same. I work hard-just ask me. P.S.: Girls cost more to take...
Bird may be weak on defense and a bit slow afoot, but neither shortcoming should prevent him from getting a lucrative contract in pro basketball. The Boston Celtics drafted Bird last year as a junior and have until June 24 to sign him. The team has gone out of its way to acquire Jeff Judkins and Rick Robey, both friends of Bird's, an obvious effort to feather a nest for him in Boston. Says Celtic Player-Coach Dave Cowens: "He's unselfish, he can pass, and he doesn't mind mixing it up underneath...