Word: currented
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...main obstacle to looking objectively at astrology is, as usual, man's refusal to maintain an open mind toward something that may be beyond his current comprehension. If astrology were presented to the public under the title of "Cosmic Influences on Terrestrial Activity," it would undoubtedly be taken much more seriously...
...help prepare the islands' defenses. Worlds apart in temperament, the egocentric MacArthur and the self-effacing staff officer nevertheless grew to respect, if not like, each other. His celebrated commander had one habit that, Eisenhower confessed, "never ceased to startle me. In reminiscing or in telling stories of the current scene, he talked of himself in the third person. 'So MacArthur went over to the Senator . . .' " Ike later-was to direct historians recording his official speeches to avoid "the perpendicular pronoun"?the simple...
...Prime Minister was happy that the U.S. agreed to confer soon on oil imports (Canada wants more than its current quarter of the U.S. foreign quota) and resume general trade-policy discussions (not held since 1967) covering investments, balance of payments and other economic issues...
...exemp tions for individuals, boosting the amount somewhat above the outdated $600 level enacted 21 years ago; 2) charitable contributions, without the appreciated-property loophole; 3) state and local sales and income taxes but not state gasoline taxes; and 4) business expenses, but with tighter controls against abuses. The current law covers a rather liberal range of activities. Last week, for example, Topless Dancer Marlene Sherman of San Francisco proudly announced that the IRS had agreed to let her deduct the $1,300 cost of a silicone operation that swelled her bustline from 34 inches...
...assembly-line workers, who earn $5.50 an hour in wages and fringe benefits, tend to take less pride in their jobs than their elders. American Motors had to recall 750 cars over the past year because workers carelessly installed the wrong alternators, which did not generate enough current to keep the batteries fully charged under heavy loads. To overcome lax workmanship on the production line, G.M.'s Buick Division not long ago outfitted torque wrenches with horns that sound off whenever workers fail to fasten nuts and bolts tightly enough. Quality control is becoming an increasingly big headache...