Word: eye
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ended Haig's 30-year career in the U.S. Army and his 4½ years as NATO commander. By the weekend he was back in civilian clothes and set to begin a series of speeches and television appearances that will keep him in the public eye for months. Although Republican Haig brushes aside questions about his political ambitions, his intention seems to be to sound out the possibility of making a run in 1980, either for the presidency or for the Senate, possibly from his home state of Pennsylvania...
Once again, a border patrol has snagged some "I-Is"-the nickname (pronounced eye-eyes) given to the illegal immigrants who try to sneak into Hong Kong from the mainland. "If the government ever puts a bounty on illegal immigrants, we'll all be rich," jokes Thomas. Indeed, nearly 46,000 have been captured and returned so far this year; more than 11,000 were caught in June alone. Nevertheless, Hong Kong officials estimate that they catch only half those who attempt to reach the colony...
...hopes of U.S. farmers are as high as an elephant's eye. After several years of bumper crops that left growers dissatisfied with their incomes, they face the unusual and happy prospect of enjoying both substantial grain harvests and rising prices. The key reason for the price surge: widespread expectations in the commodity markets that the Soviet Union may go on another grain-buying binge, in part to make up for an expectedly poor crop this year. That could cause worldwide demand to outstrip production and lead to shortages. Such speculation has driven up prices for corn, wheat...
...March 1952, calling the regulation "tactically unrealistic," the Pentagon pressed the AEC to relax its rule that soldiers must be kept at least seven miles away from ground zero. Though the AEC's Division of Biology and Medicine warned of eye damage and burns, though not cancer, its Division of Military Application allowed the troops within four miles. The military's reasoning: the soldiers could more easily "exploit the enemy's position" after the blast...
...wall inscription of Pompeii. Gombrich's central thesis concerns the need for order that resides in every human brain. Sometimes nature is accommodating: in hexagonal snowflakes, in the rhythmic chirping of crickets, in the natural laws of gravity and motion. Far more often, the eye sees chaos and the hand seeks to regulate it. The manner of regulation, says Gombrich, exhibits itself in decorative art. From the most elaborate Gothic structures to the smallest Christmas trees, individuals constantly attempt to fill in blank spaces and correct eccentricities. Some of the book's conclusions are debatable: "There...