Word: week
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...finding the Hiroshige print White Rain at Shōno under his Christmas tree. "Alas, my chances are slim," he admits. "It was auctioned at Christie's New York this year for $13,000." But no art, thank you, for Art Critic Robert Hughes, who wrote this week's Essay on collecting. Says Hughes, who has received his share of free samples from would-be-but-weren't Picassos: "I'll accept anything anybody chooses to give me, except unsolicited artwork...
...asked that Americans fly the flag to indicate support for the 50 U.S. hostages in Iran. Across the country last week, flags flew. He asked for letters to the hostages. From every corner of the nation, the mail poured forth. The national Christmas tree that he had refused to illumine remained dark behind the White House as a reminder of the hostages' plight. And then, in response to Tehran's renewed threats to put the hostages on trial for spying, he threatened economic sanctions and even a naval blockade to cut off the world's commerce with...
Indeed, Carter has been slow to use the Iran situation as a way to mobilize the country for his energy programs. But last week he was considering the imposition of a broad series of compulsory conservation measures, ranging from odd-even rationing to no-driving days to increased gasoline taxes...
...days, Carter had stumbled and tripped, scored some victories, but lost his way many times. Under his Administration, the economy had worsened, with inflation moving to levels higher than any since the end of World War II and with the threat of a serious recession growing more real each week...
...Reagan have grown increasingly frustrated by Carter's dominance of national attention with his management of the Iran crisis. They feel that whatever chance they have of catching Reagan is being diminished by their own inability to criticize the President and thus to draw attention to themselves. Last week staffers on one campaign even approached Republican National Chairman Bill Brock, urging him to lead the way in breaking G.O.P. silence about Carter and Iran. Brock agreed that all the party's candidates were suffering from Carter's political popularity, but shied away from leading a Republican charge...