Word: welter
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...realists do explore one important problem of naturalism: how much information can a painted surface carry, and when does it start usurping the denseness of reality itself? California Artist Richard McLean's Rustler Charger (done from a black-and-white photo in a horse magazine) contains an unassimilable welter of detail, from the pebbles on the ground to the stitching on the girl's pants to the last speckle on the horse's coat. But, says McLean, 37, "it's not just a blown-up photo. I try to get a more heightened sense of reality...
...with perplexity and dismay the bankruptcy of their ideas, and the disintegration of their handiwork, would do well to turn their gaze to the revelation of Baha'u'llah, and to meditate upon the World Order which, lying enshrined in his teachings, is slowly and imperceptibly rising amidst the welter and chaos of present-day civilization...
...program. He has been seeking the advice of business and labor leaders, Congressmen, Cabinet members and Governors, who have been giving the most searching analysis to potential policy steps. Late last week Nixon received secret Phase II recommendations from the Cost of Living Council. Now, he must ponder a welter of conflicting ideas. He has made only one real commitment: he will begin announcing a Phase II policy by some time next week...
...than to Honolulu ($224), even though Honolulu is 1,200 miles farther away. Most businessmen and many tourists are unfairly stuck with those basic economy fares, which cover trips of 14 days or less. To lure more vacationers into their planes, the airlines have come up with a confusing welter of special prices (see box, page 64). All of them are aimed at alleviating the industry's toughest problem; empty seats...
...have, I suggested that they wait for the next issue of TIME." The big story, which the Times broke, was of course the Pentagon papers, our cover subject for the second week in a row. The Nation section's task is indeed to summarize the welter of disorganized disclosures-and to add a substantial amount of our own exclusive reporting...