Word: auge
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...International Monetary Fund, Connally dropped a hint that the U.S. was willing to give a little to gain a lot. That hint probably did more to advance the cause of real monetary reform than all the confused discussions that had been going on since President Nixon's famous Aug. 15 speech...
...embassy, Second Secretary Vladimir Pavlinov proved to be surprisingly communicative. "His name, gentlemen," said Pavlinov, "was in your newspaper." He held his thumb and forefinger an inch apart to indicate that he was referring to a small story. Sure enough, the Express had carried a ten-line item on Aug. 31 about the arrest of Lyalin and his release on $120 bail. Two hours after Lyalin failed to keep his court dates, the Foreign Office confirmed that he was indeed the Soviet defector...
...information furnished by Lyalin proved the last straw for Prime Minister Edward Heath's Conservative government. Douglas-Home wrote to Gromyko last Dec. 3 and again on Aug. 4 to complain about the growing number of Soviet spies in Britain. The Russians never bothered to reply. In a particularly brazen gesture, the Soviets announced that they intended to send...
...record in the past. Foreign investment is encouraged, and Haiti is enjoying a mild business and tourism boom, thanks in part to a new quickie-divorce law that allows anyone to get a decree in 24 hours, for $825 and up, including air fare from New York City (TIME, Aug. 30). To meet the demand for hotel space, the government last month called in leaders of the local Italian and Lebanese communities and ordered them to foot the bill for two new hotels. The casinos too are once again raking in big money. More important, the dread Tonton Macoutes...
...cities have been using various forms of just such profit-and-loss incentives. Under the terms of "performance contracting," private companies-sometimes textbook publishers, sometimes groups of psychologists and teachers-take over public classrooms, try whatever teaching methods they like, and are rigidly judged on the results (TIME, Aug. 24, 1970). For children who do well, the firms get bonuses; for students whose performance does not rise to the national level, the firms must give refunds to the school boards. Last week test scores for the most comprehensive contract, in Gary, Ind., confirmed preliminary reports from other schools and showed...