Word: standings
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...averages $17 per bbl. Some Administration officials have been arguing for a tough line against OPEC, and believe that the U.S. should even use economic clout to arm-twist other industrial countries into endorsing it. Carter himself, however, is inclined to what is described as a "firm but friendly" stand toward OPEC, and prefers what he calls an "all-around approach" based on "increased and sustained supply, a stable price and reduced consumption...
...PRESS). Far from being embarrassed, White House aides were proud of the boss's feistiness. Indeed, they encouraged Congressmen to confirm Carter's words. Kennedy roared with laughter when he heard about Carter's crack, and later joked, "I always knew the White House would stand behind me, but I didn't realize how close they would be." Funny enough, but Kennedy also said: "If I were to run, which I don't intend to, I would hope...
...move, north of the border? "It would depend on whether we were welcome." Henry Kissinger, for one, certainly believes they should be. Last week he admitted pressing Mexican authorities to issue the Shah his 90-day tourist visa. Said he: "I felt the U.S. had a moral obligation to stand by a man who had been a friend...
Relaxed and confident, the Cardinals are hitting like mad. The team average is .291, highest in the majors, and in a recently completed twelve-game home stand, St. Louis batted an astonishing .364. Seven of the starters are hitting over their lifetime averages. Rightfielder George Hendrick, 29, is batting .342, fourth in the league, and Shortstop Garry Templeton, 23, is averaging .332 and fielding with a brilliance that recalls the feats of the great Marty ("Slats") Marion, who played the position for the glorious Cardinal teams of the 1940s. With the hits falling like raindrops, small wonder that the Cards...
...shortages across the U.S. have hardly initiated the new Middle Ages. But a skittish uncertainty about fuel, along with other factors like the stand-down of the DC-10 fleet and the way that dollars shrivel like cheap bacon when they go abroad, has begun to work changes in the way that Americans are approaching their annual ceremonies of leisure. Many vacations this year are being curtailed, especially the traditional summer trips that Americans en masse have taken since the early '50s-the long cross-country excursion by car. Now, having glimpsed the mortality of the machine, many Americans...