Word: 70s
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...finally in order for the summit by midday Friday. But first, both of the principals changed their plans to take advantage of the cloudless, mid-70s day and do some sightseeing. Carter, accompanied by Rosalynn, Amy, Cyrus Vance and his wife Grace, motored west of Vienna to the town of Klosterneuburg, where the Vienna woods give way to vineyards along the Danube. There they lunched on the sun-dappled patio of a restaurant at a 12th century abbey. Brezhnev took a drive through downtown Vienna, traversing the Ring, passing the Hofburg, and winding up in the courtyard of the Sch?...
...OPEC, which could be considered the Sputnik of the '70s, threatens the rest of the world. The shotgun marriage of Government and industry, to develop alternative energy sources, has yet to be consummated; but history shows what can be accomplished if they join forces...
This summer marks the fourth year the school has recruited secondary school students, a move taken to offset a decline in enrollment dating back to the early '70s. Michael Shinagel, director of the Summer School, said he expects over 550 secondary school students to attend the school this summer. By far the largest groups of students come from New York, California, Massachusetts and New Jersey, but the group includes eight students from Iran, as well as students from Japan, Nicaragua, Greece, Italy, Korea, China, Taiwan, France, Venezuela, Canada and other countries...
Indeed, many social scientists warn of a "shortage psychosis" and see the jittery outbreaks of minor hoarding during the '70s-runs on saccharin, beef, coffee and canning lids-as a sign of a major problem ahead. If uncertainty is allowed to continue, says Johns Hopkins Behavioral Scientist M. Harvey Brenner, "then people are really likely to do panicky things...
Both events, along with a panel discussion entitled "Harvard College in the '70s," are sponsored by the Class of '69 ad hoc committee on Harvard and South Africa and are part of a series of events for the 10th reunion of the Class...