Word: swiftness
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...years before men had been arrested for not wearing tops. Sleepy fishing hamlets on Spain's southern coast were suddenly flanked by burgeoning glassy skylines of luxury apartments, and there was standing room only on once desolate beaches. The result for Spain was its own economic miracle-a swift switch from decaying feudal empire to industrial state. The gross national product rose from $29.3 billion in 1963 to an estimated $65 billion in 1974, and there was a corresponding increase in per capita income, from $934 in 1963 to $2,100 today...
Spain now recognizes only one legal political organization, Franco's National Movement. The Spanish police force reportedly uses torture techniques to elicit confessions from political prisoners. An antiterrorist act provides for swift military tribunals with no appeal for those who kill policemen and makes those who criticize the administration of justice liable to prosecution. Even labor unions in Spain are run by the state and strikes are now forbidden...
...crisis deepened, Beame made an urgent, last-ditch attempt to persuade President Ford to end his adamant opposition to a federal loan guarantee or any other help for New York. Earlier in the week, city officials had been cheered by Vice President Nelson Rockefeller's plea for swift congressional action to "avoid catastrophe." Despite White House denials, New Yorkers interpreted the Vice President's statement as meaning that Ford was relenting. In fact, Rocky and Ford were sharply and openly split on the issue, and White House aides were furious at the Vice President...
Helve came back later in the half off a breakaway, handing the visitors a 2-0 lead intermission. The swift Green stickhandler slammed a wicked shot past Rhodes into the opposite corner of the mesh. Coach Mary Corrigan's crew added an insurance marker twenty minutes into the second half to round out the scoring...
Apart from the Pershing obstacle, the Secretary of State's Sinai accord was all but certain of swift approval after a final congressional roadblock was removed last week. Following meetings with Kissinger, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee released official texts of the agreements the Secretary had worked out with Israel and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. The release contained no surprises: the various protocols promising military, economic or diplomatic support to each side had all been leaked earlier. The reason that Kissinger had not wanted them published was to preserve the principle of confidentiality in international negotiations. On the strength...