Word: account
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Fixer is a semi-historical account of the life of a Jewish handyman in Russia who was falsely accused of ritual murder...
...said that too much attention is focused on Vietnam and not enough on the problems of the rest of Asia. He predicted that Chinese leaders would be seeking new directions for their country within two to three years, and he urged that U.S. policy for Asia take this into account...
Perhaps the most significant factor is that the U.S. consumer, who had to dip into savings last year to cover increased costs and higher taxes, is now replenishing his bank account. Personal saving rose in the fourth quarter of 1966 to $30.4 billion, or 5.9% of disposable income, and is now running at an even higher rate of 7% . Last week, in an effort to attract some of these funds, President Johnson and Treasury Secretary Henry Fowler launched a campaign to sell "Freedom Shares." To be sold only to people who buy regular Government bonds, the new notes will mature...
...days ago, faced with a possible halt in production of the copper and cobalt that account for 50% of his country's revenues, Mobutu swallowed his slogans, signed an agreement for continued operation of the mines with Sociètè Gènèrale des Minèrals (called S.G.M.), a Union Minière affiliate. "This is not a betrayal," he avowed on TV last week. Nevertheless, Congolese students drummed up discontent, and one leading businessman wired Mobutu: "We have undressed Peter to dress Paul...
...industry's two leaders-Toyota Motor Co. and Nissan, which account for 70% of Japan's total production-are leading the push into overseas markets. Early attempts to export the underpowered, stiffly sprung cars built for Japan's potholedroads were flops. Now, says Kawamata, we do not "take second place to any make." Japan last year sold 266,000 cars and trucks from Kenya to South Korea. Best customer: the U.S., especially the West Coast, where Toyota's $2,000 Corona and Nissan's $2,300 Datsun are among the new rages on the road...