Word: demand
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...passion that is far from being sated, however, is the Czechoslovaks' irrepressible penchant for thumbing their nose at their occupiers. In a week when officials were solemnly (and often no doubt unhappily) marking the 25th anniversary of the Soviet-Czechoslovak Friendship Treaty, bookstores reported a heavy demand for a satirical poster: under a heading taken from a popular Christmas carol, "We bring you news [from Bethlehem]," five angelic boy carolers are pictured holding newspapers-each the party organ of an invading Warsaw Pact country...
Poor Vladimir. As usual, the press is in the forefront of defiance. The Reporter, banned for a month, welcomed itself back into print with a cover story on the student sit-in, two cartoons satirizing censorship, and an editorial promising to "demand justice" in the event of "any further interference with freedom of expression." Even under the system of self-censorship imposed on publications by the Soviets, it is surprising that so much irreverence got through. But the Reporter employed a rather special system for choosing its own censor, whose name happens to be Vladimir. As a fellow staffer explained...
...battle the Christmastime invasion of shoplifters, who each year become more numerous and more greedy. The annual shoplifting take has doubled in seven years, to more than $2 billion in 1967, and early returns indicate that it will rise even higher in this year's season of heavy demand and light fingers. Detroit Detective Lieut. James Johnson says, "There's lots of money and good employment, but they're stealing everything from razor blades to fur coats. It's difficult to understand why there's so much shoplifting so early this year...
...rose even though France announced a $200 million November trade deficit, triple that of October. The money was stronger because, for the moment, most Frenchmen seemed to be accepting De Gaulle's stringent curbs. But the real test will begin early next year, when unions are expected to demand pay increases...
...second concept which the Committee on Houses should have aired more thoroughly is that of consumer surplus tied in with the possible inelasticity of demand. What the terms boil down to is that the students who have used the bus may think it worthwhile to pay another nickle or so per ride to insure its continuation. As long as enough students continued to use the bus despite a rise in price, the money collected in fares would come a lot closer to meeting costs. Although ideally the bus service should be continued unchanged, such a compromise may be the only...