Word: californiaisms
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Charcoal-Filtered. Although 1,200 lbs. to 1,500 lbs. of stored water would normally be necessary to sustain a crew of four on a 60-day mission, the California students embarked with only 80 lbs.- plus a 200-lb. retrieval system that recovers water from both urine and moisture in the cabin atmosphere. As urine is collected, it is pumped over an array of felt wicks. Air is drawn into the system from the cabin, heated to more than 110° F. and blown across the soggy wicks. The heated air, containing cabin moisture, picks up additional moisture from...
Rosemary Ruether, 31, challenges the reactionary character of institutional Christianity in The Church Against Itself (Herder and Herder; $5.50). Married and the mother of three, Mrs. Ruether has a doctorate in religion from California's Claremont Graduate School and is a lecturer at Howard University in Washington. She gained early notoriety as a Catholic controversialist with a 1964 article in the Saturday Evening Post called "Why I Believe in Birth Control," in which she argued that the church's ban on contraception was injurious to a healthy marriage. More recently, she has argued with equal vigor in favor...
...biggest shadow in Detroit's future is the growing popularity of foreign models. They now control 10% of U.S. sales, and in Southern California, the auto industry's most lucrative regional market, they have cornered an impressive 25%. Ford's Executive Vice President Lee lacocca says that it is a matter of price. "People say: 'Where can I buy a car for $2,000?' It's that simple...
Lytton's predicament arises partly from events beyond his grasp, partly from his own reach. He has been reaching ever since he arrived in California with $30 in his pocket in the late '30s. He wrote radio-and screenplays ("I'm a lot prouder of some of the mortgages I've written," he says), then took on an advertising job for a mortgage broker. Later, when he moved into S&Ls, Lytton quickly proved himself a master of theatrical dazzle as he wooed savings accounts. He held art auctions and book fairs, gave away coffee...
...Much Credit. The big trouble was that money flowed in at a rate that strained Lytton's ability to invest it profitably. The collapse of the Southern California real estate market hit Lytton Financial hard, forcing its two subsidiary S&Ls to dispose of $56 million worth of foreclosed property in 1966 and 1967 at a loss of nearly $11 million. They still have $46 million more of foreclosed property on their books. To keep the capital reserves of the subsidiaries at the required level, Lytton borrowed through his holding company and lent them the money. Even so, those...