Word: weighted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...outdone, Laker struck back later in the week by proposing to the British government some revisions in his own plan (Washington's approval is not required). He requested that his baggage weight limit be lifted from 33 to 44 Ibs., equal to what the larger carriers will offer. To offset the bigger lines' advantage of landing at convenient Heathrow Airport, Laker wants to touch down at Gatwick, which is served by rail (though it is still about 40 minutes from London) and more accessible than the far-off Stansted field, where he first proposed to land. He also...
...undetermined causes." Doctors said there was "no evidence of any illegal drug use," although a new book co-authored by three former Presley bodyguards maintains that "E" consumed uppers, downers and a variety of narcotic cough medicines, all obtained by prescription. He also was wrestling halfheartedly with a fearful weight problem and was suffering from a variety of other ailments like hypertension, eye trouble and a twisted colon...
Edward A. Mortimer, director of the study and a professor at Case Western Reserve University, told the Associated Press that, even though the results are "highly significant," those who fear heart disease should probably lose weight and quit smoking, rather than move to the mountains...
...Rolling Stone, Arnold rushed back from a visit to Israel to oblige. The two got along so well that they finished off six bottles of champagne between poses. Dolly, 31, who admires musclemen "for their spunk and endurance," was very impressed with Arnold. Arnold, 30, found Dolly "the nicest weight I have lifted in a long time." Says he: "I did a one-arm curl with her. She was about 110 Ibs., good resistance. My biceps felt very good after that...
...Post has been giving extravagant display to its newsbeats on the Koreagate scandal?in fact, to any stories with the merest hint of wrongdoing. On balance, the Post probably does a more thorough job of covering Washington's politics and government administration, but the Times still carries more weight on the national scene...