Word: 90s
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Though the temperature was in the 90s, Zambia's President Kenneth Kaunda was in the mood to deliver a sermon. On a dusty polo field in the copper city of Kitwe, Kaunda, who is the son of a Presbyterian preacher, warned last week of the perils of drunkenness and lack of discipline among workers...
From the Mexican border to north of Los Angeles, throughout an arid strip 200 miles long, a series of fires raged for three days. Fueled by humidity as low as 1%, temperatures in the 90s and wind shrieking at 70 m.p.h., the fires blackened 109,068 acres, routed more than 5,000 people from their homes, killed five and caused at least $6,000,000 damage...
...ball." Nicklaus had plenty of company. Unable to grip his clubs properly because of a circulatory ailment, Defending Champion Ken Venturi staggered in with an 81; Arnold Palmer, who also had a 67 in practice, got his figures reversed with a 76. Three pros finished in the 90s-"How am I ever going to explain this to the members at my club?" gulped one-and two more picked up in disgust...
...informed about events in Ghana or Gulistan than developments in their own backyard. One reason is that even with the Times's resources, covering New York City and its populous suburbs is a herculean problem. The megalopolis, from Greenwich, Conn., to Greenwich Village, East Hampton to the West 90s, encompasses one of the world's most diffuse, complex and heterogeneous clutter of communities. No single daily can easily reach all the assorted facets and tastes of Greater New York. In fact, none of Manhattan's dailies has ever really bothered...
Corporations try to make sure that their stock will climb from the split level by declaring the move, when possible, during a bull market. They also help the stock to move by splitting it to a price that will attract buyers. RCA was selling in the high 90s when its directors were debating a split; they settled for a 3-for-l division that brought the price per new share down to the 30s-the range at which many experts believe that the public is most attracted to a stock. Other companies feel that for prestige purposes their stock should...