Word: transports
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Catholics on either side of the border: better jobs, better houses, and a better future for their children. Distinctions of name, address and occupation in Ulster are subtle but vicious. Belfast's Shankill Road is definitely Protestant, the Falls Road just as definitely Catholic. Protestants dominate the police, transport and public service; bartenders and bookies' clerks are usually Catholic. Employers shy away from mixing men of different religions. "I don't mind personally," goes the usual explanation, "but there'd be trouble on the shop floor...
...ENGLAND old-age pensioners--OAPs-- get all kinds of benefits in addition to their rather meager pensions. During non-rush hours they can ride public transport at half-fare, every day of the week they can take free baths (with soap and one towel provided) at public bathhouses, and before four o'clock they get reduced prices at cinemas. Each pensioner gets a little card to use when he buys fuel in the winter, paying a special cut price to the government which owns all utilities...
...this produced the most vigorous security efforts in aviation history, measures that will now largely become a permanent part of U.S. air travel. At the direction of the President and the Department of Transportation, airlines from now on must increase the guarding of access to parked planes, tighten baggage and passenger scrutiny and make more strenuous efforts to prevent guns and explosives from being taken aboard commercial aircraft. The new procedures and equipment will cost the airlines dearly, and doubtless annoy and delay travelers. But there is no alternative to a menace that, unchecked, could cause serious disruptions...
...economic jolts. When a Swede cannot work because of sickness, he is insured against lost wages. When he is too old to work (over 67), he can collect up to two-thirds of his salary annually. Cities are sparkling clean, and police and fire services are excellent. Rail transport is modern and efficient, as are the highways. A monthly ticket on Stockholm's smooth-running subway, good for unlimited rides, costs...
...February issues of the Archives of Dermatology and Archives of Internal Medicine, the articles ask for assistance in finding Roberta Brent Smith, 27, who is under indictment for conspiracy to transport illegal explosives across the Arizona-California state line. There is a detailed physical description and explanation of why the request is being directed at physicians: Smith suffers from severe, chronic acne that may cause her to seek medical attention...