Word: crediters
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...with a Mc-Namaran touch for thoroughness and detail that constantly awes his subordinates in Saigon. They insist that Momyer knows where every allied unit and road-friendly or enemy-is in South Viet Nam and where every bridge and truck park is in North Viet Nam. His pilots credit him with uncanny in sight into the best flight pattern to avoid flak on their missions north, an insight gained in part through his own participation in at least one of each of the 30 types of missions, from reconnaissance to rescue operations, that are flown over North Viet...
...truth-in-lending bill, to help acquaint the public with the cost of credit, passed the Senate but was held up in the House...
...saving less. In recent months, uncertainty over inflation, the Viet Nam war and the possibility of a federal tax increase have prompted consumers to salt away an abnormally high 7% of their disposable income savings. They also have been taking extra pains to stay out of debt; installment credit is expected to grow by only $3.5 billion in 1967 v. $6 billion last year. While such thriftiness has hurt sales up to now, it means over the long run, says one Federal Reserve Board economist, that the average consumer is "in a better position to take on new debt...
...moves by the pool's seven active members (the U.S., Britain, West Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium and The Netherlands) to assure orderly trading on the London gold market, which handles 80% of the world's bullion dealings. The pool appeared most likely to: - Ban gold trading on credit, a measure designed to dampen speculative buying by those who would rather not spend cash for outright purchases. >Forbid purchases on a future-delivery basis. Because of the U.S. pledge to maintain the price of gold at $35 an ounce, such transactions have meant virtually no risk for buyers, since...
...with some 500 novels to his credit, Georges Simenon continues to demonstrate that he is a writer of extraordinary range-from murder-a-month Inspector Maigret thrillers to some of the most original psychodrama since Gide. These days his tone is quieter and more autumnal than it used to be; he is thinking hard about old age. His latest book suggests Edward Albee loose among the geriatric set, a Virginia Woolf on Medicare...