Word: bigs
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Many, many thanks from one who grew up with Sergeant Striker, Big Jim McLain, John T. Chance...
...beneath the obviously "big news" lies a wealth of stories that have their own quiet importance-issues that need explanation, stories of the unexpected, the half-forgotten, the intriguing, the piquant. These, too, create their own impact and fascination. This week, for example, TIME readers will find answers to the following questions in our pages -none earth-shaking in itself, but each contributing toward making a bit more sense out of today's world...
Computer Breakdowns. An obvious solution to the back-office snarl would be to computerize the transfer of securities among brokerage firms, thus converting a cumbersome manual task to a mere bookkeeping operation. The Big Board started a Central Certificate Service in February that is intended to operate as just such a clearinghouse. But computer breakdowns and other snags slowed the system until last week, when the C.C.S. resumed full operation. The brokerage business may face more financial woes before happy days return. Profits seem likely to continue their fall until rising stock prices bring an upturn in trading volumes...
...novels and blowing it up into a complete story for the screen. But fearlessly, the studio resolved to distill the essence of the entire Quartet -carefully constructed around Freud's idea that "every sexual act is a process in which four persons are involved" -into one big, sloppy movie. Assigned the thankless task of giving order and meaning to Durrell's universe, Screenwriter Lawrence B. Marcus eliminated Clea and shaped the other characters into soap-opera carvings. The result, given the overall title of Justine, is not mere condensation but virtually complete evaporation...
Dartmouth, up until last season, was another Crimson stumbling block, but the Indians were very little last year, and they haven't grown much since. Coach Bob Blackman has both quarterbacks returning, and has good running backs. The Green will be better, but they will not be Big...