Word: bigs
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...maladroit and insensitive. More and more, comments TIME'S Washington Bureau Chief Hugh Sidey, "there is an aura of ineptitude growing here that could spread to the nation. There is a growing feeling in Washington that Nixon and his men cannot manage the machinery; that it is too big, too complex for them...
...hand combat. There was an upset in the women's division: Mrs. Anita Thornton, whose dinner call can be heard by her husband three miles away, lost to Mrs. Jeanne Marie Brown of New Orleans, who charmed the judges with her "Dismal Swamp Call." Dewey Jackson won the big gold trophy, as expected, then triumphed in the duet competition with his brother O. B. But Henry Parsons, 73, became everybody's sentimental favorite with the holler that he used as a boy when he drove the wagon in for the evening. Splitting the air with a high, resounding...
Over a Barrel. Many of the big contracts have been signed by employers who either felt no pressure to keep prices down, or had no choice in a labor-short economy. Construction unions, which often have more strength than the localized employers they deal with, are leading the way, but many another union is delighted to exercise some un accustomed economic muscle. Seattle hotel and restaurant employees won their increases after a 12-day strike that was settled just as the first of 100,000 Shriners arrived in the city for a convention...
...surprising that funds specializing in volatile issues tend to win big in rising markets and lose big in falling markets. In addition, a number of the newer funds are run by self-confident young men who, after their great gains in past years, have become convinced of their own infallibility. Now these portfolio managers must decide whether the market's upswing last week - when stocks rose about 2% - marks the beginning of a summerrally. One of the most successful young money managers admits: "I would be happy if we just broke even this year...
...bank can afford to be too choosy, since the 3% discount barely covers overhead, and monthly carrying charges are the cream of the business. Success for the banks depends on wide circulation of the cards among people who will use them to finance big-ticket purchases. Customers are assessed no fee if they pay their bills to the bank within 30 days; thereafter, the interest mounts at 1½ % a month. Thus the bankers expect to get most of their profits from people who do not pay punctually...