Word: tankful
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Schlesinger watched Moscow's rising defense expenditures with concern, counting every new missile and tank and worrying that the military balance was gradually shifting in the Soviets' favor. He feared that the perception of military strength was as important as the strength itself. Accordingly, if the Russians believed themselves to be superior to the U.S., whether in fact they were or not, they would be tempted to test American resolve. In numerous speeches, he maintained that in constant dollars U.S. defense expenditures have dropped 20% since 1964, while Soviet expenditures have increased by about 40% during the same period...
...high-kick production number with Dancer Cissie Wellman Donner, all for the sake of a Nov. 19 multiple sclerosis fund-raising benefit in L.A. Come show time, the boys will look even more terpsichorean, according to Costumer Barbara Zelin. Besides pink tutus, "the fellows will wear low-cut white tank tops with their numbers in pink sequins, white tights to show off their legs-and tennis shoes. We haven't seen any ballet slippers in their size...
...controversial mayor, famous for his "tank on every street corner" policy of dealing with inner city rioters, promised last week he will continue to reduce crime in the city of brotherly love...
...Charles Bronson movies, every one, in bouts of cynicism when rejecting the most oppressive and sick manifestations of mainstream American culture carried too many bad associations with it and became too tiring to handle. A hippie backlash. It seemed like the only thing to do was tank up and join the fray. Bronson was surely one of the heavies: his chunk figure was the perfect vehicle for the fascist, amoral tactics he used to smash rival crooks, fight mercenary struggles, snare women by ignoring them. It wasn't that you couldn't tell what was going on inside his head...
...amount the nation spends on hospital, doctor and other health bills. A new study by the Cambridge, Mass., consulting firm of Arthur D. Little, Inc., suggests that they are wrong. Working under a contract from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare's Health Resources Administration, the think-tank researchers reviewed the records of the 1.3 million Americans now covered for catastrophic illness under the Federal Employees Health Benefit Act. They then projected their findings onto the 184 million Americans below the age of 65 who would be covered under a bill introduced by Louisiana's Senator Russell...