Word: baseness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Twenty miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles, at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains, is the city of Monrovia (pop. 30,100). Unlike many of its wealthier neighbors, which developed in the post-World War II boom, Monrovia was incorporated in 1887. It grew into a working-class town, with some pricey sections in the foothills, some slums near the freeway and a lot of modest homes in between. Four years ago, a new redevelopment agency brought an ailing business district back to health with some strategic investments; the completion of the freeway in 1976 spurred further growth. Housing...
...about the voyages of Magellan, his stories captivate young and old alike. In the past twelve months, he has told his repertoire of 40 tales to 50,000 people from Maine to California, in barn lofts, in museums and, most often, in schools. O'Callahan's base is as story-teller-in-residence for public schools in Quincy, Framingham and Brookline, Mass. Although next fall he will start a radio program called The Spider's Web, O'Callahan prefers live audiences. "People are hungry for storytelling because we live in an age preoccupied with technology...
...house and the purchase of the new one?at no loss to the transferred executive. Raises are generally fattened, particularly if the move is to an unattractive or expensive area such as New York City or Cleveland. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. automatically raises the base pay of managers sent to areas where living costs are higher than the national averages. The cost of living allowances: Anchorage 37%, Honolulu 27%, New York City 26%, Boston 24%, San Francisco 9%, and Los Angeles 3%. Chicago, Cleveland and Hartford are zero...
...drew up detailed and effective plans to use the cash and goods for rebuilding. This coordinated planning is vital-especially since the task of promoting growth in the poor countries will be much harder than the reconstruction of Europe was; postwar Europe had the skilled work force and industrial base that LDCs lack. A new Marshall Plan ought to commit the U.S., Europe and Japan not only to give more, but to give more according to a comprehensive and effective plan...
...worst was yet to come. When he arrived at spring training the following year, Rice was removed from left field, and Carl Yastrzemski returned to his old haunts from first base. Rice became the designated hitter, and while he still stroked 25 home runs, his average slumped to .282. "You can't stay loose just sitting on the bench waiting to bat in the first, fourth and eighth innings," analyzes Rice. "Staying in the game mentally is even harder...