Word: account
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...KNEW KENNEDY, by Vance Bourjaily. A civilized and affecting fictional account of how the generation closest to J.F.K. in age and aspirations took his death...
PAPER LION, by George Plimpton. The author makes his personal dream come true for the reader too; his account of playing as a temporary member of the Detroit Lions pro football club puts every fan on the bench right behind the coaches...
...Pacific States, covering California, Oregon and Washington. The author is Neil Morgan, a Californian who in 1963 published Westward Tilt, a much-acclaimed study of the region. TIME-LIFE'S The Pacific States contains maps, travel and nature information, museum listings. Above all, it contains an account of "the restless edge of American society"-an edge that we at TIME have often explored. In his preface, Poet-Critic Kenneth Rexroth writes: "The inhabitants of the Pacific Coast are in the front rank of a world revolution that will make a far greater difference in human life than either...
...salary climbed to $20,578 a year, but she received only two paychecks in the past two years. She had authorized no one to cash her checks-which ended up in Powell's account-and someone else signed "Y. Marjorie Flores" (the name she used for payroll purposes) without her knowledge on the 19 checks shown her at the hearing. The handwriting, she allowed, "does look familiar...
...company's small to medium-size and surprisingly inexpensive models (basic price range: $30,000 to $200,000) were immediately successful, pushed S.D.S. into the black by 1963. Building for highly sophisticated users, mainly in Government aerospace and defense projects, which account for 55% of the company's income, S.D.S. also scored some technological breakthroughs. Among other things, it was the first manufacturer to make temperature-immune silicon conductors exclusively, enabling computers to be used outside specially sealed, air-conditioned rooms...