Word: stretching
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...last July, Adolph Dubs, 58, an affable 29-year career diplomat known to all as "Spike," had traveled a similar route to his office every day, without a security escort and without incident. There was a winding drive from his residence, skirting the old bazaar district, then a fast stretch to his embassy on the edge of Kabul. Last week Dubs' routine led to his abduction and death−and an international uproar that put still more stress on U.S.-Soviet relations...
...skyscrapers are lit up like Christmas trees all night long. In short, five years after the Arab oil embargo, America remains a profligate consumer and waster of energy. If all the barrels of oil that the U.S. uses in just one day were laid end to end they would stretch the from New York to Calcutta...
...DOWN THE STRETCH: There must be some strength-giving element in the cool mountain air of New Hampshire. Dartmouth's Ed Kania established a new heptagonal record in the 35-lb. weight throw at 70-ft., 5-in. while his teammates, Ken Jansson and Shaun O'Keefe, placed second and third, respectively, in that event
...Crimson took control of the contest early, tallying eight points before Brown finally scored after six minutes of play. Harvard's fullcourt press bewildered the Bruins, while Fleming sank two long jumpers to stretch the Crimson lead to 16-8 with 12:16 remaining in the period...
...tourism." The big battle among the three business forces-those favoring limited growth, increased tourism and light industry-will be over the use of 100 acres of the old naval station that will be transferred to city control within a year. It includes the island's best stretch of beach and has the potential for a fine deep-water harbor. A portion, including Harry Truman's old winter White House, will be preserved as a park and historical site, but most of the naval-station property will be leased or sold to developers...