Word: spreading
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...importance, the campaign has been strangely tame so far, with both men drawing sparse crowds and tepid applause. When Shamir arrived at a Tel Aviv suburb for a rally, he discovered that local party officials had failed to spread the word. The Prime Minister kept a fixed smile, but later he snapped at the organizers, "You should have told me!" Shamir had better luck at a branch of Bank Leumi in Givatayim, where several dozen customers clustered around him. "Tell your clientele," he said to the bank's manager, "that they should not worry about their savings. We will secure...
...home in the Little Havana district, a state agriculture inspector had discovered one female and three male Mediterranean fruit flies in a trap. The medfly, as it is known, is a dreaded pest that could devastate Florida's billion-dollar citrus and vegetable industry if allowed to spread. Said Conner: "We're very concerned. This is obviously an infestation...
...cream around, all made on the premises, Bittersweet chocolate is the house special. Frappes are tough to beat, and the frozen yogurt (available with very fresh fruit) is a terrific alternative for your bewildered palate. Baskin-Robbins (1230 Mass, Ave.): Why anyone would frequent a chain that has spread to the corners of the globe, given the native alternatives, is beyond some, but the familiarity can be comforting to the homesick. The cheapest cone in the Square, and the smallest scoop, too. Try the mudpies--now available in individual slices for $1.50 each--made of Jamocha Almond Fudge ice cream...
Thatcher read the 17-point economic communiqué on Saturday at the City of London's 600-year-old Guildhall. Acknowledging that the West's economies were recovering, the document called for measures that would both create new jobs and spread the benefits of growth. It noted with concern "the growing strain of public expenditure in all our countries," a favorite Reagan and Thatcher theme, but also stressed the need for job creation and training programs. In an oblique criticism of U.S. policy, the communiqué said that high interest rates were making it more difficult for heavily...
...rite of special significance: 30 of the new priests will serve exclusively within the movement called Opus Dei. This is the third spring in a row that Pope John Paul has so honored the organization, a zealously orthodox network of 74,000 lay Catholics and 1,200 priests spread across 40 nations. Since its founding in 1928, Opus Dei (Latin for Work of God) has become one of the most influential, controversial and mysterious movements in Roman Catholicism...