Word: affectivity
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...suffer the same kind of Upheaval the College has gone through his Spring, but as the Johnson-era generation of college students moves into the professional schools it carries with it the seeds of dissatisfaction with society as a whole, and particularly with the institutions which most directly affect students. Law School faculty, recent alumni, and even third-year students assert unanimously that the place has changed beyond recognition over the last few years...
...will spend their fuel and then serve as bungalow-size space stations for three-man crews. The first will include a doctor, who will study the effects on himself and his companions of 28 days under zero gravity. The crew will also try to learn how vacuum and weightlessness affect certain manufacturing processes. These include electron beam welding and the use of molten substances to fabricate extra-strong materials and perfectly round ball bearings. The astronauts' 10,000-cu.-ft. living space will feature a wardroom for relaxation, a microwave oven, a "sponge shower" with a vacuum cleaner...
...Moslems still faithfully observe the code of the Koran. They refuse to eat pork, do not gamble or drink and never overlook their five daily devotions, performed while facing in the direction of Mecca. Yet the same winds of modernity that have swept through Christianity are now beginning to affect the religion of Mohammed. Last week, at a conference in Kuala Lumpur, Islamic scholars and sages from 23 Moslem nations met to consider ways of accommodating the Prophet's teachings to a changing world...
Sluggish profits are certain to affect salary levels, dividends and stock market prices. Eventually, falling profits would hit employment. It is widely agreed that the economy must be throttled back. The trick now is to run the engine so that it can speed up as swiftly as it can slow down...
White House economists nevertheless maintain that the economy is performing close to their expectations. They contend that it normally takes about six months before monetary and fiscal measures begin to affect prices. "We must recognize the narrow social tolerances within which economic policy must operate," says Chairman Paul McCracken of the Council of Economic Advisers. "The cold-turkey treatment of sharp deflation is not available in the modern world." If the spring fever proves resistant, the Government's cures should, along with the anticipated seasonal slack, begin to show some results by summer...