Word: standbyes
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If, as you report, a controller is forbidden to tell a pilot to "Hold for takeoff' because the mere mention of "takeoff' could trigger a response in the mind of the pilot and cause him to throw the throttles open prematurely, then what was the Tenerife controller doing...
Percy may be right: people throughout the nation may be ahead of Congress in their willingness to put personal interests aside for the larger good. A special ABC News/Harris poll taken after Wednesday's address showed that Carter's popular approval had actually risen by 3%, to 69%, since he...
THE SENATE: Majority Leader Robert Byrd has strongly endorsed Carter's plan, but he must deal with the worries of some of the staunchest Democrats. Massachusetts' Edward Kennedy, for example, fears that the President's proposals may slip new "loopholes" for business into the tax code. Byrd...
The strongest reason for fearing accelerated price rises is that the Administration has not yet evolved anything but the most nebulous anti-inflation strategy. It has ruled out controls, standby controls or even comprehensive wage-price guidelines. Presidential aides promise to have an anti-inflation plan ready in a month...
Finally, to bring matters to a head and your appetite to a loss, Saturday's dinner was that old standby of roast beef au jus, which is served by the kitchens for the same reason that newspapers print big pictures and run columns like this--to take up space. Only...