Word: counterattacks
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...reporting the fashion industry's plunge ' into midiskirts last year, TIME went out on a limb and predicted that leg lovers would somehow stage a counterattack. They have, and with a vengeance, as is made clear in this week's Modern Living section in a story and color pictures on fashion's latest sensation-the superbrief hot pants. The new phenomenon startles even devotees of the miniskirt. Reporter-Researcher Mary Themo, who provided much of the legwork for the story, is enthusiastic about the hemline's latest caprice and is looking for the "right pair...
...been happy with Franco's steps toward "liberalization." They decided it was time for a showdown earlier this month, when Spain was rocked by demonstrations in support of the Basques, and other terrorists kidnapped West German Diplomat Eugen Beihl. Soon, outraged army officers were meeting to plan a counterattack. Well before Hostage Beihl's release last week on Christmas Day, the army's strategy became clear, as "spontaneous" pro-Franco rallies spread from Madrid to Santander and other cities...
...developed by far the best-educated class of criminals we have ever had." Thus the companies are turning out ever more exotic defensive gadgets. For example, to cut alarms without the breaks being noticed, crafty cracksmen now tie in simulators that duplicate the all-safe signal. In a counterattack, both Diebold and Mosler have developed alarm attachments that transmit random signals similar to computer code, which no simulator has yet been able to imitate. Cost...
...women had begun their counterattack by boycotting the Pacific Southwest championship three months ago because it offered a first prize of $12,500 for the men and only $1,500 for the women. Led by Mrs. Billie Jean King, the U.S.'s top woman player, eight of the leading ladies staged their own tournament in Houston. It proved such a success that Virginia Slims cigarettes put up $75,000 to help sponsor a cross-country tour. Since then the "Houston Eight" have more than doubled their ranks-and their fortunes. Responding to the rebellion, the Pacific Coast tournament...
...weapon is the small car. Largely to combat the inroads made by the imports, which have lately captured more than 15% of the nation's auto market, American Motors has brought out the Gremlin, General Motors has introduced the Vega, and Ford the Pinto. In anxious counterattack, Germany's Volkswagen and Japan's Toyota are mounting an assault with new models at prices that remain equal to or lower than those of competitive U.S. cars...