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Washington Post, The (DC) - February 28, 1977
A Royal Feast With the Kuwaiti Ambassador |
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Kuwait is an amazing example of how things even out - the rainfall is only 1 to 7 inches a year (about like a Washington spring weekend), there is hardly any soil in which to grow crops, and in any case the temperatures commonly reach 125 degrees Fahrenheit or, on occasion, 165 degrees.And yet it is an immensely rich place, with some of the largest oil reserves in the world. Though oil was only discovered there in 1955, its annual production was a billion barrels a year by 1971.As... |
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Washington Post, The (DC) - September 18, 1977
Montgomery's New Frontier Beckons |
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There was something oddly familiar about the grumble that greeted Betsey Williard as she told her mother of her plans to leave Wheaton and move to Gaitherburg,12 miles to the north. "You might just as well be in Texas like your sister," her mother complained.The remark triggered memories. Thirty-six years ago, when Mrs. Williard's father and mother left Washington's inner city for Chevy Chase and the new world of suburbia, Mrs.Williard... |
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Washington Post, The (DC) - August 28, 1977
18th and Columbia as Little New York |
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It is the only corner in Washington where misplaced New Yorkers, hungry for their old haounts on the Upper West Side, feel hope in exile. There at 18th and Columbia road a certain New York energy exploded, ricocheting off a Manhattan mix of people. A tiny Latin lady scurrying to the corner in huge pink hair rollers is stopped by a Socialist proselytizer who thrusts a pamphlet in her hand. Two black children cut her off on lightning skateboards. A chauffeur driven Rolls Royce, a dowager in the... |
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Washington Post, The (DC) - April 9, 1977
St. John's Golf Team Eyes Title |
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It has been 50 years since Frank Emmet started the Junior Golfer of Washington program at Georgetown Prep."Our program is unique because of its continuity," said the 76-year-old Emmet, who still runs teh program and has been nominated for the World Golf Hall of Fame in the distinguished service category. "It makes for an organized system unequalled anywhere in the country."When Emmet was asked to build a golf course and start a team at... |
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Washington Post, The (DC) - November 17, 1977
Barclays in South Africa |
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Sir Anthony Tuke, chairman of Britain's largest bank, Barclays, said yesterday the bank planned to stay in South Africa to exert what pressure it could to hasten political change."If we did sell our shareholding, the bank would continue very much as it is now with fresh shareholders but with very much less pressure from abroad for liberal policies," he said.Barclays' subsidiary, Barclays Bank International, owns 64 per cent of Barclays... |
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Washington Post, The (DC) - October 23, 1977
An Old Tradition: Getting It in Cash |
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The congressman asked his question, and the foreign witness seemed taken aback. Where did they get all that American money? the congressman wanted to know. Well, the witness replied, after pausing to register surprise, there are banks. Laughter, next question.These are the days of the Washington novel, mainly superheated trash with bloodless characters, wooden plots, tinear dialogue, and common themes: power and secrecy, spiced with athletic sex and abundant cash. On the Hill, at the... |
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Washington Post, The (DC) - July 30, 1977
Metro's Over Head Oversight |
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When Metro officials were getting ready to design the Washington subway several years ago, many of them visited other cities around the world in search of ideas.They ignored one of the best ideas, as thousands of commuters will discover on Monday when Metro stops running dozens of its bus lines all the way downtown and starts transferring passengers to trains at several outlying stations.The idea Metro ignored is well-designed, weather-protected stations where passengers can change... |
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Washington Post, The (DC) - May 19, 1977
Galbraith, Economics And TV |
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Once in this capital, a while back, people got in a snit about unemployment and inflation and held hearings, which John Kenneth Galbraith, the combination economist-writer-professor-etc., duly attended."Everybody in turn said the cure was some course of action that benefited his institution. Thus, General Motors said the answer was to have more air pollution, the banks said the cure was something good for the banks and so on."Well, a reporter saw me and asked... |
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Washington Post, The (DC) - November 18, 1977
Last Call, Old Sport |
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Abercrombie and Fitch, outfitter to jungle and polar expeditions, suppliers of presidents, princes, adventures and sportsmen, and self-proclaimed "greatest sporting goods store in the world," opened its doors on its last sale yesterday.The 12-story game room on Madison Avenue was a place where old customers who hadn't met in some time could send out for ice and drinks and then retire to one of the spacious tents on display to sleep it off. In 1939,... |
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Washington Post, The (DC) - August 24, 1977
Carter Says S. Africa Denies Intent To Develop Any Nuclear Explosives |
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Preisdent Carter said yesterday that South Africa has informed the United States that "they do not have and do not intend to develop nuclear explosive devices for any purpose, either peaceful or as a weapon . . ."Reports that South African was on the verge of blasting its way into the world's exclusive nuclear club, first publicized by the Soviet news agency Tass on Aug. 8, have spread alarm among many nations.South Africa has indignantly denied the... |
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