Word: offing
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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Not Just Buffs. There is ample evidence, experts say, that fast, modern rail service could fill a vital need between at least 75 U.S. city-pairs 200-300 miles apart. The Penn Central's high-speed Washington-New York Metroliner has been operating with 75% of its seats filled...
At present, the passenger's future is in the hands of Congress, which is considering a dozen bills to improve railroad service. The main features of most of them are contained in a bill being prepared by the Senate Commerce Committee. At a cost of up to $445 million...
As part of its effort to lift the economic status of blacks, the Nixon Administration has sponsored a controversial program to help them obtain more well-paid jobs in construction. Last week the A.F.L.-C.I.O. and a coalition of legislative conservatives fought and lost a hypocrisy-laden battle in Congress...
Under the "Philadelphia Plan," so called because it was first tried in that city, contractors bidding on federally aided projects costing $500,000 or more must make a serious effort to increase the number of blacks among their new employees from about 5% now to 25% in five years. Since...
Though Attorney General John Mitchell ruled last summer that the Philadelphia Plan's "goals" did not amount to illegal job quotas, Comptroller General Elmer Staats issued a contrary opinion. Taking advantage of that split, the Senate two weeks ago added to an appropriations bill an amendment that would forbid...