Word: interior
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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MOST presidencies develop their own interior rhythms, cycles of public motion and private labor, of crisis and calm. Last week Richard Nixon began a new round of intense activity. At summer's end, congressional elections loomed in the middle distance, and for the first time Nixon saw his popularity in opinion polls dip below 50%. Campuses were reopening, bringing uneasy possibilities of violent dissent. The auto strike diluted optimism that the economy was at last beginning to right itself (see BUSINESS). And in the Middle East, earlier hopes for peace were rapidly unraveling. Nixon moved almost simultaneously...
After the turmoil of the May 1968 riots, De Gaulle is quoted as having remarked to former Interior Minister Christian Fouchet: "We never should have reopened the Sorbonne, never." When Fouchet argued that there might very well have been serious shooting otherwise, Alexandre quoted De Gaulle as replying: "So what? Maybe there would have been 50 dead. I would have immediately replaced the Premier." When replacement time did come, Pompidou learned of it from France-Soir Editor Pierre Lazareff, with whom he was lunching that day. "Well, what are you going to do when you're no longer here...
...scientists assumed that mercury would sink to the bottom of lakes and rivers, pass harmlessly through fish, or kill a few fish without harming other organisms. Until this year, mercury was not listed as one of the substances to be tested for by the Federal Water Quality Administration, the Interior Department agency charged with policing the nation's water...
...list price of the Vega 2300 is $1,950, which (with federal excise tax and dealer preparation) comes out to $2,091 for a two-door sedan, $2,197 for a "hatchback" coupe, and $2,329 for a station wagon. Frequently requested options-such as automatic transmission ($111), deluxe interior ($125.95) and power steering ($95)-can rapidly raise the Vega's price to more than $2,500. The Pinto, which comes in only one model, a two-door sedan, is priced at $1,944, including federal excise tax and dealer preparation charges. Volkswagen's 60-h.p. basic beetle...
Chica: Chessy Rayner, owner of the interior-design firm...