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...praised the peacemaking efforts of Kissinger and Nixon, the King warned: "There will never be a real and lasting peace in the area unless Jerusalem is liberated and returned to Arab sovereignty, unless liberation of all the occupied Arab territories is achieved, and unless the Arab peoples of Palestine regain their rights to return to their homes and be given the right of self-determination...
...started hitching in the middle of Golden Gate Park with a sign that simply said, "EAST." Ninety hours later, I was back home in Niles, Michigan, trying to regain what little sanity I had left...
...campaign was a bold and desperate attempt by A. & P. to regain the market share that it had lost because of stodgy management. For instance, it long continued to build small stores in cities, while its competitors followed the migration to the suburbs and located large supermarkets in huge shopping centers. Yet A. & P. was well positioned to open its price assault. Virtually debt-free, it had $60 million in cash reserves...
Though many economists found Snedden's patchwork anti-inflation package of wage-price controls an unconvincing program, his emphasis on money matters put Whitlam on the defensive. Only midway through the campaign did Labor regain the initiative by pointing to its own inflation suppressants: a combination of tariff cuts and an upward revaluation of the Australian dollar. "It's possible to freeze meat and vegetables but not their prices," snorted the Prime Minister, knocking down the ON SERVICE idea of a wage-price freeze...
...wanted neither the long arm of the law nor Detroit to harness me into my seat belt [April 29]. But it was not easy to regain control of my car. First, I had to get rid of the offensive red light that glared "Fasten Seat Belt." I thought this would still the buzzer, but no; luckily, my adrenaline gave me the power to rip out the wiring system. I also managed to dismantle the buzzer that told me the key was in the ignition while the door was open. My wife and I still use our seat belts...