Word: expectant
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...pavement, dig each other in the ribs; some whistle shrilly, others swear obscenely and several tune into dance bands on their transistors. They hug their girls on the processional path and pull them from each other's arms and look them over cockily. At any moment you expect them to draw knives: first against each other, then against the believers. For the way these youngsters look upon believers is not as juniors upon their elders, not as guests upon their hosts, but as lords of the manor upon houseflies. Still, it doesn't come to knives. For decency...
...ability to pay ?Righter is dictating the newspaper columns and potboilers that constitute the real financial base of the astrology business. These include Carroll Righter's Astrological Forecast, a six-page printed sheet for each sign of the zodiac giving a brief, ambiguous tip-off on what to expect for every day of a given month ($1 a copy, $10 by the year). Next month P. G. Putnam's Sons will publish his Astrological Guide to Marriage and Family Relationships. In the works: Astrological Guide to Business and Finance...
...Problem. While it is too soon for certainty, there are signs that those who expect particularly gentle treatment will be disappointed. The President has made no sudden or sharp breaks with the business policies of his Democratic predecessors, nor is he likely to do so. The No. 1 economic problem is still inflation-a fact that was underscored last week by a Government survey predicting an increase in capital spending of nearly 14% in 1969, compared with only a 4% gain last year. To fight inflation, the Nixon Administration intends to extend the surtax, keep money tight...
...mood and tone of Washington could change in subtle ways. For example, businessmen might expect to find it somewhat easier to articulate their aims and ideas to a Republican Administration. As Commerce Secretary Maurice Stans says: "Business will get no special favors, but it will get full consideration of its viewpoint...
...last year, when they accounted for more than 10% of the 9.4 million sold in the U.S. As lacocca told TIME'S Detroit Bureau Chief Don Sider: "We don't assume that the Maverick is just out to arrest the trend. We expect to get some customers back. We expect this to be a free...