Word: affluents
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...this affluent summer of discontent, it was a matter of relief and pride to Americans of all stripes that U.S. space scientists had at last scored a spectacular success with a space shot and had delivered history's first closeup pictures of the moon's surface (see SCIENCE). BULL'S-EYE! cheered the headlines, and for the moment at least, most of the argument about whether the moon program is worth its cost was forgotten while the nation joined in the cheering. "This is a great day for science and a great day for the U.S.," exulted...
Frozen Foods & Baby Sitters. Economists discern significant turns in the way the 92? goes out. Naturally, consumers still think first of food, clothing and shelter, but the manner in which they think of them has changed. As they grow more affluent, Americans are buying steadily bigger and better homes. They eat 117 Ibs. less food a year than their fathers, but are spending $232 a year more for it. This is not so much because prices have risen but because consumers nowadays show a weight-conscious preference for green vegetables over starchy potatoes and a gour met's delight...
...already working at full capacity. In many cases, American manufacturers offer goods that Europeans only recently realized they wanted. Barbecue grills and gadgets are selling fast among Frenchmen, who have lately discovered le week-end opportunities for le camping, le barbecue, and le pique-nique. And just as affluent Americans buy Pucci blouses or Rolls-Royces, Europeans have taken to choosing imports for the status appeal of a "Made in U.S.A." label. Says French Planner Pierre Massé: "We are running after the U.S., of course...
...superiors of the principal U.S. sisterhoods, the conference has set up four fulltime accredited centers for nuns at Catholic women's colleges, organized dozens of summer courses for sisters already committed to parochial-school teaching. It has persuaded well-fixed orders to open their facilities to less affluent sisterhoods, and to Episcopal nuns as well. About nine-tenths of the nation's sister hoods have added in whole or part a standard five-year curriculum for nuns -heavy on liberal arts, light on professional education courses. Sister Formation's summer courses, and its monthly bulletin edited...
...sugar do not even list their shares on the Brussels Bourse. The tra dition of secrecy is stronger than the desire to attract mattress money; European companies commonly report only the skimpiest information about profits or forthcoming products. The suspicion is mutual. Many newcomers to Europe's almost affluent middle class prefer to put their money into tangible goods and real estate instead of stock certificates.Only one out of 40 Europeans owns common stock, compared with...