Word: touche
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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There is more than a touch of schizophrenia in America's midyear mood. The nation remains well disposed toward Jimmy Carter, yet lacks confidence in his ability to handle the uncertain economy. Americans complain that the Government is not doing enough to whip inflation, yet want the Government to quit meddling so much in their lives. They want Carter to do something, yet doubt that any one individual-even a President-can solve the nation's problems...
Vexing Matters. Rosalynn put her personal touch on the trip, employing a specially designed monogram (see picture) that was put on everything from press kits to baggage tags. Occasionally she would break the ice at her meetings by speaking Spanish. TIME Correspondent Stanley Cloud, who accompanied her, reports that she moved quickly and easily into discussions with her hosts about such vexing matters as U.S.-Cuban relations, economic policies and military aid. Said a top White House aide: "Jimmy wants to show these countries that he cares about them and is interested in their problems. In his mind, the best...
Averaging about two minutes a floor, George Willig, 27, climbed steadily up the northeast corner of the great south tower. He moved with a touch of éclat and a forthright manner that clearly indicated he knew what he was doing. An experienced mountain climber, Willig had been planning his adventure for a year. He had punctiliously taken a day of leave from his job as a designer for the Ideal Toy Corp., and was utterly confident that he would make it to the top of his own private Everest...
...friends). Williams says, "I don't feel good until about a half-hour after I start jogging. Then the sense of fatigue is like a warm blanket. It's a good time to meditate. You run along feeling like you're the greatest thing. Nobody can touch...
Winthrop did, of course, win some championships: A and B squash, B and coed volleyball, ice hockey, wrestling and fencing. In addition, the coed touch football team completed its third consecutive undefeated season. Final Straus Cup Point Standings Winthrop 1745 Lowell 1411 Eliot 1329 Quincy 1086 Kirkland 1061 Mather 922 North 916 Currier 821 Leverett 678 Dunster 632 Dudley 617 Adams 568 South...