Word: upbeatness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...week's end, the Administration was cautiously upbeat. "We don't have 50 firm commitments," said Schlesinger, "but we are optimistic." Said Mondale's Senate lobbyist, William Smith: "The momentum is on our side." But the pro-compromise coalition was fragile, and Carter's forces still faced the danger that last-minute lobbying by opponents might turn the tide when the compromise comes up for a vote, probably this week...
Jack and Bonita felt different, however, and the Wrather Corp. (oil, radio, TV and hotels) conducted a poll of audience attitudes. One of its conclusions: the public was in the mood for upbeat entertainment. And so the tenth?but unquestionably not last?Lassie was unleashed...
Under Secretary of the Treasury Anthony Solomon managed to be upbeat, suggesting that fewer dollars would be pouring overseas in the future, because the weakening economy is now starting to drag down the U.S. growth rate to a level closer to that of the rest of the world. The reasoning is in sharp contrast to the White House's yearlong drive to persuade West Germany and Japan to pump up their economies rather than to have the U.S. rely on a slowing of its own; and it is typical of the wavering signals that the Administration has been sending...
...broad significance of Moscow's chilling move against the U.S. reporters was not yet known, the joint release of two accused Soviet agents in exchange for the freeing of American F. Jay Crawford was an upbeat note. The alleged spies, United Nations Employees Rudolf Chernyayev and Valdik Enger, had been indicted in New Jersey by a grand jury on charges of obtaining U.S. Navy secrets...
...cool" bop sound back in the late '40s, with its relaxed delivery and complex harmonies, also fashioned the first fusion in 1970 with his revolutionary Bitches Brew album. It retained jazz soloing but incorporated electric bass and guitar and a Rhodes electric piano. The result sounded mellow, upbeat and had a heavier rhythm than jazz, and it proved a phenomenal bestseller (600,000, compared with sales of 25,000-30,000 for a popular, mainstream jazz album...