Word: archaice
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...from flotsam, the 2,500-year-old artifact from the once-barbarian state of Ch'u in China's Middle Yangtze region promises to provide a key for deciphering archaic Chinese. It may shed light on links between early China and civilizations of the Pacific and South America. And it should surely yield an understanding of early Chinese legends, calendars, religion, society and astrological beliefs...
...reason for the rush was that New York State was trying to simplify things. In an attempt to modernize the most archaic divorce law in the U.S. (adultery only), the New York legislature last year rewrote the statute to include such flexible grounds as cruel and inhuman treatment and separation for two years. But having made divorce easier at home, it added a murky section that seemed to imply that quickie out-of-state divorces will no longer be recognized. The section will not take effect until Sept. 1, and the approaching deadline was what had everyone going south...
Director Nicholas Webster has made excellent use of his cameras and of the simple but solid sets. The costumes, inspired by archaic statues and vase paintings, are well designed and made of top-grade material. And finally, a word must be said for the stunning quality of the film's Anscocolor processing...
With this statement to a weary House of Commons last week, Home Secretary Roy Jenkins came to the heart of the matter in the long argument over whether to reform Britain's archaic criminal statutes against homosexuality. Despite a flurry of last-minute amendments aimed at killing the reform bill, the M.P.s passed it by a 7-1 margin. For the first time since the era of Henry VIII, private homosexual acts between consenting males over 21 will not be subject to criminal prosecution...
Many other investors regard mortgages as a last-choice outlet for money. Pension funds, the nation's fastest-growing pool of savings, have put a mere 8% of their $100 billion hoard into mortgages. Because of monthly collections and bookkeeping, lack of standardization and archaic foreclosure laws in many states, mortgages are clumsy and costly to handle. Restrictions on interest rates (6% maximum in ten states, 7% in six) divert funds elsewhere. Only Government-backed mortgages, less than a fifth of the total, can be readily traded among investors. The 6% interest ceiling on FHA and VA loans, handiwork...