Word: bulking
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Even if the Government would permit it, most S. & L.s and mutual savings banks could not afford to raise the rates they pay to depositors. The bulk of their assets is invested in 20-year to 30-year mortgage loans at the much lower interest rates of bygone years. Insurance companies, normally the third biggest source of mortgage money, have increasingly withdrawn from the housing field. Wary of inflation and eager to improve their profits, they are funneling most of their property loans into projects in which they become part owners...
Largely to counter the charters, IATA members approved a new low-priced "bulk fare" for groups of 40 or more passengers, each of whom agrees to pay at least $100 for ground accommodations. The plan is scheduled to become effective on Nov. 1, even though some airline executives think that it does not go far enough to simplify and reduce fares...
Conflicting reports said that the bulk of the mob disappeared down side streets after 11 p.m., but police were reported arresting young people all over the area an hour later. Chicago police refused to comment...
Chalmers, a proponent of coed housing, spoke on the informal educational espects of the College. "I think all of us now realize there is a sort of iceberg effect between education in the classroom and that large bulk that takes place outside the classroom," he said...
Mock religion. This should preferably be the Catholic religion, since it is distinctly more theatrical, and not terribly retaliatory these days. Avoid knocking Judaism. After all, the bulk of New York theatergoers are Jewish, and if unduly nettled they might complain to B'nai B'rith. Protestants, like other apathetic majorities, may be savaged at will. Having established a reputation for being fearlessly irreverent, make sure that the cast chants a few Hare Krishnas before the evening is over so that the audience will know that the show is profoundly rooted in the mystical spirituality of the East...