Word: attracted
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...They Live? As his experience increased, Glueck developed an almost infallible knack for finding sites of ancient communities. First he looked for springs or waterholes. In that dusty land, every source of water is sure to attract settlers. He also followed the trails of modern Bedouins. "The coun try has not changed," he says, "so they still use the same paths that were followed in ancient times." He kept asking himself how they lived. "Were there caravan routes going through? You have to have a good reason for each settlement...
...Glitter. Guarded by bank-vault-type doors, electric-eye burglar alarms and "footmen" whose blue-and-silver waistcoats bulge with shoulder-holster Lugers, the new Schatzkam-mer operates with little fanfare. "Too much publicity," explains Director Hans Thoma, "might only attract some fool Rififi who might take a crack at the wealth. The public should come gradually, not because they are intrigued by the glitter, but because of the artistic pleasure it gives to see so much precious beauty assembled...
Still with a membership of 350 out of at least 800 Jewish undergraduates at Harvard and Radcliffe Hillel manages to attract a higher percentage of potential members than most other religious groups. "I am pleased with what we get, but I can't say that I'm happy with the status quo," Rabbi Gold emphasizes. This year Hillel's membership is 75 less than the total for each of the past two years. But because registration coincided with the High Holy Days making it difficult to contact prospective members, Rabbi Gold considers this a random occurrence rather than an indication...
...tambourine have been dispensing the same melody-worn music since everyone was a child. But times change, and in his first press conference as commanding officer, General Frederick Coutts, 64, told startled London reporters: "I am going to get with it. Oh my, yes. If we want to attract young folk, we have to go where they are, to the coffee bars, to their haunts. I can see us making use of all kinds of music-guitars and banjos, and that sort of thing. If we have to adapt to be understood by the beardies and weirdies, all right...
...technical schools alike, Hyman heads the youngest and one of the most skillful executive teams of any British corporation. While the average British director is 61, energetic Hyman is 42, and his staff includes a company director of 27 and a mill manager of 25. "I want to attract the same class of mind that goes into the Treasury or Foreign Office," says Hyman. "We have some with Eton and Guards backgrounds, and many with grammar school education. We're a true meritocracy...