Word: demands
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...descendants) from a Minnesota brewer. They ordered another 12,000 empty cans as souvenirs. The beer has done a brisk business at $1 per can, but the empties, at the same price, have done even better, thanks to ads placed in two magazines published for beer-can collectors. The demand proved so great that a tiny black market sprang up, with empty beer cans changing hands at $5 each. "There were lots of folks who just drove into town, bought a couple cans full of air and drove right back out," said Allen Kruger, Chairman for Grafton's Centennial...
...were totally jammed. Last month there were only seven unoccupied seats on all Pan Am planes arriving in the U.S. from Europe and the Middle East. The earnings of airlines are heading toward unprecedented heights, proving the old (and often ignored) capitalist doctrine that lower prices lead to higher demand, which in turn creates higher profits. In the first six months earnings jumped 16.3%, and for the full year should hit a record $1 billion. This year's surge, says Eastern Air Lines President Frank Borman, the former astronaut, "has been above our wildest expectation. We have become mass transit...
...while the megabucks roll in. The lucrative rewards are enough to make even the most dedicated producer forget all about intelligence, talent, and artistry. The uninformed, sheepish filmgoers have only themselves to blame for shelling out millions annually on this celluloid rubbish. Supply, in this case, unfortunately responds to demand...
...close my eyes [to the difficulties]. I know that there are major problems and that some are objectively difficult to solve. In my talks with President Sadat, I got the impression that there is no real call for the redivision of Jerusalem. Yet the Arab position is to demand their own flag raised in the city. Concerning changes on the frontiers, Sadat does distinguish between the Sinai, which has a recognized international border, and the West Bank, where all the lines resulted from wars. On [Israel's] military presence, I feel that it could be negotiable. On the settlements...
...whether the spending spree will continue?or falter in early 1979 and lead the economy into recession. Detroit's automakers, most of whom had underestimated the strength of this year's sales, almost unanimously expect a repeat of 1978's performance next year. Real estate brokers, pointing to high demand from the now grown "baby boom" generation, predict a banner year in 1979. Yet many economists agree with Vice President Ted Tung of Continental Illinois Bank, who warns, "There will be a substantial slowing of consumer spending in the next six months...