Word: transit
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...like some sort of unpublicized honor. A delectable scatterbrain, she appears to be permanently stalled somewhere between bed and breakfast. Sandy is one of life's winning losers. Her eyes imply that the tear ducts were installed first, and her voice box quivers with a heart broken in transit. Perhaps she is every father's illusion of a vulnerable daughter. Count her a big funny plus in a small funny British comedy import called How the Other Half Loves...
...beleaguered aerospace industry (see BUSINESS). Afterward Magnuson put a brave face on what had happened-"this isn't a defeat, it's only a setback"-and said that it was the question of national priorities that did him in. "A lot of people talked about mass transit, the need for housing," he grumbled. "Hell, I'm for that...
...defeated the SST, however, felt that mass transit and the need for housing-and many other urgent domestic issues-far outranked the SST. Several of the House freshmen who unexpectedly tipped the balance against the aircraft said as much. Democrat George Danielson of California: "The need to solve other greater social and economic problems was the most compelling factor. The biggest issues are pollution, better housing, more educational opportunities and mass transit." Democrat Nick Begich of Alaska: "The people do not want this airplane. There are other human resources and public works projects that have a higher priority...
...glimmerings of success in some cases. The Aerospace Association's President Harr estimates that the industry now handles $2.5 billion worth of non-aerospace business annually, including urban studies, pollution control and housing. For example, the Rohr Corp., a subcontractor of airplane parts, two years ago began studying rail-transit problems and has since won a profitable, $66.7 million contract to construct cars for San Francisco's new rapid-transit system. Railroads of all kinds are the projects most often mentioned as possible conversion targets for the aerospace industry. Says Dr. Richard Michaels, research director of Northwestern University's transportation...
...Accustomed to playing to crowds in transit between freshman soccer and JV football, the rugby team will get rare exposure when they play Princeton for the Hartford Cup on April 25. The game will be televised on 50 or 60 educational TV stations...