Word: ends
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...endless embellishments, swapped anecdotes. Though less frequently and less soddenly, this still goes on at such press hangouts as Riccardo's and Billy Goat's, a short-order joint with a "Wall of Fame" displaying photographs of Chicago newsmen, some of which bear the inscription "30"-for end of story...
...Tracers, says Vice President Edward Goldfader, because the runaways seldom alter the familiar pattern of their lives when they take up residence in a new city. They do not change their names, often because they fear their inability to respond naturally if someone calls out to them; they usually end up with jobs similar to the ones they left. Often they can be found merely by checking the records of the firms that clear new applications for company group insurance and pension plans...
...dollar's steadiness in money trading last week was a tribute to its role as the basic currency of the world monetary system rather than to the international strength of the U.S. economy. At week's end, the Treasury disclosed that the U.S. balance-of-payments deficit rose in the second quarter to $3.8 billion - more than double the dollar out flow of any previous quarter...
This summer's "year-end" clearance is more intense than usual. New car sales, though strong over the year, fell 12% below their 1968 pace in July and during the first ten days of August. General Motors sold 411,000 autos, off 17% from last year's level. Chrysler dropped 20%, from 166,000 to 132,000, and American Motors 12%, from 26,000 to 23,000. Only Ford bucked the trend, with sales of 251,000, up 2% over the comparable 1968 period. The industry's inventory of 1969 models increased substantially during July, to nearly...
...time of year, car buying is one of the last big bargaining battles left for consumers. Armed with the knowledge that dealers have extra flexibility at the end of model years, the auto buyer may not necessarily clean up, but he can do quite well...