Word: europeanization
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...wrote the story, could-like most of us-use a million dollars. But he is no stranger to the world of wealth. His family tree included two millionaires, and Demarest grew up in England, attending private schools with "the peerage and the beerage." Demarest notes a difference between European and American rich: "Many Americans don't know how to spend their money. Perhaps it is in part a result of the Puritan work ethic...
...poor" ones (which included some nouveau riche oil-producing countries), the North made what it considered a generous offer, especially given its painfully slow economic recovery. The South grudgingly accepted the package, but termed it quite inadequate and refused to give anything in exchange. Said Claude Cheysson, the European Community's commissioner for development: "We were within a hair of a breakdown. If we had known what a risk we were taking, we might never have started this dialogue...
...officials have sharply denied the charge. Fearing that a sensational show trial is in preparation, the U.S. State Department expressed "deep concern," pointing out that the accused men were all members of an unofficial group monitoring Soviet observance of the human rights provisions of the 1975 Helsinki accords on European security. Clearly, the Soviets' destruction of the Russian group was calculated to manifest their disdain for the 35-nation conference that will convene in Belgrade on June 15 to assess compliance with the Helsinki agreements...
...supporting themselves. Says one former Olympian: "Worldclass athletes would not be world-class athletes without taking money. They would never be able to afford the proper training and diet." Unlike Communist countries and many Third World nations-where athletes are virtual wards of the state-American and Western European track and field stars receive no direct support beyond their college years. Says Ted Haydon, University of Chicago Track Club coach: "U.S. athletes are pretty much destitute, dependent on handouts from track-shoe companies. They think it's a great thing to get a pair of shoes or a sweatsuit...
...York have since discovered instances of Lyme arthritis in their own areas. These cases suggest that the disease may have been misdiagnosed or overlooked in the past and may actually be widespread. In fact, in the latest issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, the Yale doctors point out that European doctors have long known of a tick-borne infection called erythema chronicum migrans; it is characterized by a similar reddening, although it has so far never been associated with arthritis. Now the Yale researchers will concentrate on finding the culprit, presumably a tick-borne virus. That should lead...