Word: toms
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Tom McAuliffe
...about 'pure deal'?" jokes William Safire, author of The New Language of Politics. Seriously, Safire claims, his research shows that the most prominent words so far in the Carter Administration are human rights. But even though they have lineage back to Tom Paine's The Rights of Man, they do not make a political label...
...from their old six-room bungalow (purchase price: $19,000), but Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley and his wife Ethel say they can learn to call their new digs home. The Bradleys moved last week into a gabled $600,000 Norman-style, 14-room mansion, complete with herringbone-brick patio and a reflecting pool. The house, built in 1921 in the city's Wilshire district, was once inhabited by Actor John Barrymore. The Getty Oil Co. took it over in 1967 and later donated it to the city, making Los Angeles the third major U.S. city (after New York...
...like a recession. Charles Schultze, the President's chief economic adviser, forecasts a steady if unspectacular 5% rate of expansion for the rest of the year, and most other economists agree. A bearish minority, however, fears that the economy could be in for a more substantial slide. Says Tom Dernburg, senior economist of the Congressional Joint Economic Committee: "I'm just not convinced that the economy is going to end up looking as bright as the Administration claims...
...helicopter in Korea, and five graphs on the blackout. But how was I going to put giant heads on stories like that?" Fortunately for Williams, the A.P. wire started moving just at deadline, and he was able to flesh out his two top stories. For Cincinnati Post Sports Editor Tom Tuley, the biggest problem of the evening was getting the ball scores. He fared well by telephoning U.S. cities, but when he called Montreal, everybody at the other end kept saying "On ne parle pas anglais. "He finally called Pittsburgh for the Expo-Pirate figures...