Word: fasted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...West Virginia primary, where the Kennedys spent a fortune to overcome the opposition to the candidate's Roman Catholicism. Humphrey's loss finished him off in the campaign. "I feel like an independent merchant competing against a chain store," he said. Always a good loser and fast rebounder, he served as a loyal, effective Senate whip during the Kennedy Administration. It seemed to be the ideal post for his talents and the culmination of his career...
...Government's decision two weeks ago to intervene in foreign currency markets to keep the value of the dollar from sinking too fast has halted the rapid decline of the greenback, at least temporarily. But some foreign moneymen think that the U.S. is being too timid in buying up unwanted dollars. Meanwhile, the effort to bolster the buck is having unfortunate side effects. In order to make U.S. currency more attractive to foreign investors, the Federal Reserve Board has raised American interest rates another notch.* It boosted the discount rate, the charge imposed on Federal Reserve loans to member...
...they are wrong. In 1971, (more recent figures are not available, but wage differentials don't change fast), the average woman clerical worker's salary was 62 per cent of the average man's--lower than the 68 per cent figure of nine years earlier. And the old image of the young, unmarried, female office workers is way out of date. By 1960, the median age of women clerical workers was 35, and more than half were married...
...Immigrants, Fast...
...TIME'S Behavior writer, John Leo diligently strives to keep up with fast-changing U.S. sexual mores. In this pursuit, Leo and a companion visited Plato's Retreat, a swingers' club in the basement of Manhattan's Ansonia Hotel. His report...