Word: distinctively
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Even for countries without border problems, the very welter of tribes in most of Africa's new nations presents a formidable problem. In Tanzania, for example, there are 120 tribal groups speaking at least as many distinct languages. Yet many African countries may be better off with many small, weak tribes than with a few strong rival groups. In the early '60s in Rwanda, the squat Bahutu literally cut the tall, stately Watutsi down to size by whacking their legs off. Thus ended the age-old Watutsi hegemony over the Bahutu. Two smoldering guerrilla wars are ethnic...
...insurance, mutual funds, travel agencies, equipment leasing and data processing. Last month, Congress passed the 1969 Tax Reform Act, which not only imposed a sharp tax increase on banks but also deprived them of the flexibility that bankers regard as important in managing investment portfolios. There is a distinct possibility that the banking system will be confronted with even more adverse legislation this year. Within a few weeks, either Patman's banking committee or a blue-ribbon commission of legislators, Administration officials and experts is expected to open major hearings on the entire U.S. financial structure. All this constitutes...
Commissions have other distinct political uses. Almost everybody is flattered by a presidential appointment, and a commission is a good place to put a political supporter who is too important to be named a postmaster and not significant enough to warrant an embassy. As L.B.J. bluntly put it, when someone proposed abolishing a commission without any apparent purpose: "I need jobs for slobs." He managed to find a place for the husband of a favorite secretary on the Subversive Activities Control Board, a commission that is supposed to hunt down Communist organizations but has failed to locate one in more...
...That was the instant impression of TIME Correspondent Robert Lewis, who test-drove a Spectra last week. "But after a while," reported Lewis, "you begin to get the hang of Spectra. It has a very distinct maneuvering capability, even if it does drift in the turns. To be sure, the craft is not built for slaloming in the forest; even experts require at least a 20-ft. clearance to allow for drift. Nor would you want to stray very near railroad tracks or city streets: the decibel level from the two loud engines makes it impossible to hear any approaching...
...which would raise Japanese export prices. For example, the government has increased the amount of foreign currency that Japanese firms can invest overseas without specific permission. So far, speculators have shown no tendency to buy yen in anticipation of a boost in its official value. But moneymen foresee a distinct possibility that speculation will soon begin...