Word: working
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...PASSED the House by a narrow majority, and its fate in the Senate is at best uncertain. Russell B. Long (D-La.), chairman of the finance committee, which will soon begin hearings on the bill, has opposed similar legislation in the past. He argues that poor people should find work of any kind before receiving governmental assistance. But in a time of high unemployment--especially among minorities, women and teenagers--Long's objection is impractical...
...Schmit's haunting tenor elevates run-of-the-mill lyrics to a sensitive, convincing level. In fact, the cut epitomizes what makes the good songs on this album click: they're from the heart, reflecting the experience and professionalism of the band members--they indicate the Eagles' ability to work creatively witnin the framework of their talents...
...president and founder of the Women's Bodybuilding Association. He makes a clear distinction between what he calls "freaks" -the "Superwomen" of the sport, of whom there are about 50 in the U.S.-and the "average" female body builder. Most participants fall into the second category: women who work out just enough to compete in body-building contests where top prize goes to the best-proportioned, shapeliest and firmest body. Women can easily take off a few pounds in the first month after they start working out, says Tim Kimber, general manager of Gold's. But to qualify...
...more entailed a practice of the theatrical arts. Candidates recite words set down by craftsmen who for purely technical reasons are not called scriptwriters; they sell themselves with minimovies called commercials; they thrive on pseudo events-of which the Big Announcement is but one-contrived by people who work like stage managers; once in office they are quite as concerned with images as Fellini, though hardly for artistic ends...
...Neville Wallis, 92, British wizard of aircraft design who invented the "bouncing bombs" used to destroy German dams along the Ruhr, a World War II exploit celebrated in a book and the film The Dam Busters; in Leatherhead, England. Sir Barnes' career began with his World War I work on a British counterpart to the German zeppelin, included his development of the first swing-wing jet aircraft and hollow aerofoil design, and ended in 1971 with his efforts to improve upon the supersonic Concorde, a machine he considered rather primitive...