Word: staying
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...know if the threat is real or not," Raymond said. "The governor would like to make sure that the last plants stay in the state. However, he wants decent working condition for the workers...
...General Motors, Mobil Oil, General Electric). The group's policy committee convenes monthly in New York to stake out positions on pending legislation and plot strategies to influence the outcome. Often invited to the White House, the executives get their views across to the President. While in Washington, some stay on to buttonhole legislators. Says one lobbyist: "A Congressman is impressed by the head of a corporation coming in to see him. Before, it was below a businessman's dignity to do that...
Jaworski will stay in Washington for a while longer, just to be sure that "nothing else turns up," before heading home to Houston. Even though his investigation cannot be completed, Jaworski believes it has had a salutary effect. The next time someone shows up in Washington trying to buy influence, he says, "Congressmen are going to think twice...
...Latin American governments now seem determined to save what remains of their ancient national heritage. Explains Silvio Mutal, a Lima-based U.N. official who has been helping in the struggle to preserve Andean culture: "We are dealing with the birthright of whole races. It is vital that these artifacts stay in their countries of origin so that the descendants of their makers can see and learn from their past...
...structure: "What's to be gained? A carbon copy of yourself? Oh, if the Shah of Iran wanted to spend his oil millions on cloning himself, that's fine with me. But if either of my young sons wanted to become a scientist, I would suggest he stay away from research in cloning humans. There's no future...