Word: buying
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...have told my wife to buy me a coffin.' But as soon as I fall, another member of the team will replace me." See THE WORLD, Toward a Sterner Life...
...beach today," points out Dealer Emmerich. "We are in contact with the man of 5,000 years ago, because we have something to share with him-the experience of what is fundamental in femininity." And for Manhattan Collector Allan Emil, there is an added attraction: "If you buy a Henry Moore, which costs more, you know at least half a dozen copies of the same sculpture will be cast and sold. With an ancient piece, there is only one -the original...
...women keep to their own spheres." But more important, "we who belong to the profession of housewife hold the fate of the world in our hands. It is our influence which will determine the culture of coming generations. We are the people who chiefly listen to the music, buy the books, attend the theater, prowl the art galleries, collect for the charities, brood over the schools, converse with the children. Our minds need to be rich and flexible for those duties...
...While nobody knows for sure if that is too much of a strain, most lenders argue that the nation's rising levels of savings, income and sophistication prevent it from getting in too deeply. In addition, the major cause of the debt rise is that more people are buying houses-instead of merely paying rent-and thereby adding to their assets. ' Americans have historically proved to be excellent credit risks, paying off almost all of their debts even during the Depression. In the event of an economic downturn, the danger is not so much that people will default...
...German and British mines in Europe, despite much higher U.S. wage rates, and is easily transported to seaports. Then, too, huge new deposits of high-grade ore that could be transported cheaply have been discovered in under developed countries. Result: waterside plants that are free of protectionist restrictions can buy raw materials wher ever in the world they are cheapest, thus destroying the traditional competitive advantage of a domestic supply...