Word: spreading
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...town," says Washington Correspondent Joseph Kane, 37, who did much of the reporting for this week's cover story. "The Pentagon can easily mask embarrassment in the shroud of national security. Moreover, with greater speed and efficiency than any other department, it seems to be able to spread the word amongst its 25,000 employees to clam up tight when something touchy captures a reporter's eye." In the eleven months that Kane has been covering Defense, there have been numerous sensitive issues for him to investigate including returning prisoners of war, secret bombing disclosures...
...shouting group of cheerleaders at the rear of the G.O.P. ranks, while the Democrats generally listened in silence. Twice, standing ovations were precipitated by a justifiably partisan gallery observer: Pat Nixon.-She rose, was followed by other members of the First Family and close aides, and the movement then spread to the Republican side of the floor...
...agency that does battle against these diseases is small. The CDC, which can act on its own in interstate outbreaks or assist state and local health departments, has only 90 officers; 50 are located at its headquarters in Atlanta, the rest spread across the country. Most of the officers are physicians; others are statisticians, veterinarians and nurses. Despite the relatively low pay ($1,473 per month for a physician with two years of residency and dependents), most are enthusiastic about their work. "It's a challenge, like detective work," says Dr. John Bryan, a CDC staff officer. "In private...
...races will be spread out all over the land and the famous parties will suffer. The slalom and giant slalom will be held today at Waterville Valley, sixty miles to the northeast. The cross country run, with Dartmouth's own Tim Caldwell the heavy favorite, was run Thursday at Holderness Academy, forty miles to the north. Only the carefully prepared 40-meter jump will be held at the Carnival site on Saturday. The figures of Walt's mouse and duck and dog, lately sold as decals on t-shirts and coffee mugs, will be fitting monuments to this bad luck...
This casual form fits the author like an old sports coat. Indeed, he used it ten years ago in Powers of Attorney. The characters are distinctly and intentionally minor. This includes Beekman ("Beeky") Ehninger, whose amiably flaccid presence is spread thinly but creamily throughout the book. At 56, Beeky is more legal lap dog than beagle. By his own admission, he cares more about the firm than he does about the law. His main contribution to Shepard, Putney & Cox was to have saved the firm in 1946 by retiring the aging, respected founder and then pirating two brilliant school chums...