Word: trimness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Yamit (pop, 2,000) is the largest Israeli community in Sinai. A trim town of white stucco bungalows, a modern shopping center and good schools, it was originally promoted by Moshe Dayan-then Defense Minister in Golda Meir's Labor government-as a potential regional metropolis of 250,000 people whose sheer size would make an Arab attack through northern Sinai impractical. Atzila Safrir, who operates a prosperous sidewalk cafe in Yamit, was infuriated by the way Jerusalem had reversed its support. "For ten years the government brainwashed me," she complained. "Now in two weeks they tell...
...long time, the breadth of this feeling is new. Back in 1958, 42% agreed with the statement, "Government wastes a lot of money we pay in taxes." In 1968, 60% agreed and this year the figure is 78%. Fully 80% interpret Proposition 13 as a call to trim excessive spending...
Only two days before the regular meeting of Ford Motor Co.'s board. Chairman Henry Ford II, looking trim and puffing a fat cigar, assured reporters that no new president would be named this month to succeed the unceremoniously sacked Lee Iacocca. Evidently Ford was only trying to confuse the newsmen, because last week the directors indeed named a new president...
...Shah has often been criticized for enjoying a sumptuous life-style while his people suffer economic distress. His Imperial Majesty, Shahanshah (King of Kings) is, at 58, trim and fit. He and his wife, Empress Farah, 40, Crown Prince Reza, 18, and three other children, shuttle among five palaces in Iran. The Shah enjoys a good game of tennis, skiing at St. Moritz, and flying his own JetStar. He works even harder than he plays, frequently putting in 15-hour days, which are often spent conferring with a handful of trusted advisers...
...residents who disagree is Author Sigurd Olson, 79, author of The Singing Wilderness and The Hidden Forest. A trim, white-haired outdoorsman, he has been fighting for six decades to keep the BWCA free of mechanized intrusion. Says he: "Motors of any kind are a violation of wilderness values...