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...bourgeoisie have taken to the fad. Why? Though the ads say nothing about it, to avoid the laws against false and misleading advertising claims, the beautiful people are convinced that the copper bangles* will miraculously alleviate the pain of a variety of ailments, ranging from arthritis to sciatica to chronic backache...
...over the U.S., a chronic shortage of college teachers has turned into a surplus. At the annual convention of the American Historical Association last winter, 2,200 applicants squabbled over 402 openings-down from 550 the year before. At the University of Massachusetts this year, 1,000 would-be English teachers applied for eight jobs. One small West Coast college received 750 inquiries about a position in the English department, despite the fact that no opening existed. In Dayton, Texas (pop. 3,000), where the local high school has only 455 students, Principal Kenneth Almond has received job inquiries from...
Wayne, 28, and Jerry, 29, have been a sweet-and-sour team ever since they began playing benefits as youngsters in Norfolk, Va. The Newtons were forced to move to Phoenix because of Wayne's chronic asthma; there Wayne was president of his high-school student body. He and Jerry also had a daily variety show on station KOOL-TV, and in his senior year Wayne quit school to accept a five-year contract at the Fremont Hotel in Las Vegas. Thirty-six shows a week was rugged drill, but it enabled the brothers Newton to broaden and buff...
...Argy-Bargy. Wilson's Labor Party is running on its record over the past 51 years, chiefly on the economic successes that saw Britain's balance of payments go from chronic deficits to healthy surpluses and that brought wage increases to millions. Where the Tory campaign motto looks ahead to A BETTER TOMORROW, Labor's takes pride in past accomplishments as well: NOW BRITAIN'S STRONG LET'S MAKE IT GREAT TO LIVE IN. While Tories stress the lawand-order theme, Laborites, convinced that the electorate is surfeited with crisis and contention, deliberately keep...
...pound were finally being felt. The hold-down on demand for more consumer products was also making an impact. There was new confidence in the pound, particularly in the wake of France's devaluation and West Germany's revaluation. As a result, the country's chronic balance of payments deficit was turned into a projected $1.2 billion surplus for 1970. A bullish mood was in the air, and voters began to feel their pocketbooks swelling with widespread wage increases averaging 6% in the past six months alone. The change of British fortunes was soon reflected in local...