Word: coasts
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Christians, to Paul the Apostle) was of this type. In modern times, thinks Sargant, many conversions to and from Communism (e.g., Arthur Koestler's carefully recorded experiences) followed the pattern. So, too, did religious and pagan dedications among Voodooists in Haiti, among some tribes on the west coast of Africa, among the Quakers (says Sargant, because they "shook and trembled before the Lord"), among the lamas of Tibet and among U.S. revivalists, including those who induce frenzies by the handling of venomous snakes...
Music for Lighthousekeeping (Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars; Contemporary). Volume 8 in this West Coast series is marked by playing of piano-string tautness and vibrating energy. Bob Cooper is a glib, honey-mouthed talker on the tenor...
...drinkers, celebrities and celebrity seekers ("The beautiful Red Carpet," says its ad. "enjoys the brilliant reputation of being 'The Place' "). The bored piano trio that alternates with the featured singer specializes in smooth-as-cream show tunes and a sleepy metronome beat. In pink satin pajamas, West Coast Pianist-Singer Kitty White pounds out a bouncing, husk-voiced version of Almost Like Being in Love, clowns through a rubber-faced Love for Sale. Her most effective number. Mountain High, Valley Low, stops the whispers and the tinkle of ice for a time before the dim red lights...
SHIPPING RATES are dropping as demand caused by Suez stoppage tapers off and new ships go into service. Freighter tolls for coal from East Coast to Europe are at 18-month low of $7.42 a ton v. $9.52 in March and record $16.52 in December...
Unions are also working harder to attract trainees. San Francisco plumbers are assessing themselves a penny an hour to finance apprentice training programs. The West Coast United Steelworkers are giving $6,000 to the University of California at Los Angeles for a pilot program for upgrading workers' skills. The most important union move to make the skilled trades more attractive was made by U.A.W.; it decided at its convention a month ago to permit skilled and technical workers to bargain separately for higher pay, a move that many employers welcome since it will permit them to give the bigger...