Word: temperance
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Afterward the new Prime Minister admitted that the caucus battle, his chilly reception and the country's problems left him with no real sense of victory. "It's a hard job," he said, "and I have no illusions whatsoever." Aloof, autocratic and given to occasional outbursts of temper, Botha is essentially a party man, who rose through the ranks as leader of the relatively small western Cape, still the historically sacred region of Afrikaner origins. He is not the patient negotiator that Vorster was. But he has proved to be a shrewd organizer. After becoming Defense Minister...
Still, the strongest point of the Royals -stronger even than their speed and their pitching-is the simple fact that they are a team. They get along together, play well together, hang around together. In an era of temper tantrums, when the fights in the dressing room are often more interesting than the action on the field, the most disruptive event that occurred on the Royals all year long was Shortstop Patek's missing part of a West Coast road trip. He claimed he was hurt, but a few players suggested he was a hypochondriac. Big deal. With such...
...board's forecast assumes some temporary increase in unemployment next year?perhaps to 6.3% or 6.4% next summer, in Eckstein's view ?from last month's relatively cheering rate of 5.9%. Also, the slowdown will do little if anything to temper inflation, which is expected to average 8% this year as measured by the Consumer Price Index. Robert Nathan, who heads an economic consulting firm in Washington, thinks the rate may come down a point or so next year, but he is the board's optimist. Sprinkel believes inflation may actually worsen a little next year; the others...
According to the investigators, girls try suicide as often as boys, but troubled males are usually easier to spot because of erratic behavior like temper tantrums, violent acts and running away from home. Girls, on the other hand, usually hide deep depression behind psychosomatic symptoms: headaches, nervous quirks and excessive weight gains or losses. Both sexes exhibit such warning signs as dramatic changes in school performance, insomnia, irritability and a tendency to be involved in mishaps. Says Paulson: "Serious accidents happening to any child over six require a social evaluation of the family to see if there are family stresses...
Besides drinking "a lot of whisky," Willie has been through many drug scenes, including pills, acid, mescaline and cocaine (which he didn't like). He is now a confirmed marijuana smoker. When he goes too long between tokes he says he gets "hyper." His famous quick temper begins to flare at insistently ringing phones (he rips them out of the wall), officious security guards or-a special vexation-closed doors. "I can't tell you how many doors he has kicked down," laughs Connie. "Sometimes he even has the key in his pocket...