Word: fastest
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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That extraordinary vessel, the American melting pot, is bubbling once again. The source of ferment: American residents of Spanish origin, whose official numbers have increased by 14.3% in the past five years alone. Now the country's fastest growing minority, they are bidding to become an increasingly influential...
...competitors. In the lead is IBM, which has installed more than half of the existing systems. It has also developed a programming system that will enable a store manager to fine-tune his computer to print out exactly the data he needs most, such as which items are selling fastest and whether his customers are responding to sale prices on certain merchandise. National Semiconductor also is turning out a completely computerized system, and so far has sold 45. The other two rivals are Sweda and NCR, which enjoy the advantage of having made cash registers for years. Both companies...
...sportsman image before challenging New York Sen. Jacob Javits (a jai-alai player and sky diver of little note). More on the mark, though, are those who note that along with Henry's non-paying new job came several options to buy into NASL franchises, which are among the fastest-growing investments in the country. Henry is a good sport and a sharp...
According to many of the hedonists present at the Saturnalia, few opportunities remain for Harvard students to experience the joys of Toga. "This is going to be the fastest-dying trend in the history of Harvard," one soothsayer predicted. "The logistics are all wrong. Toga fans are epicureans and walking six blocks in nothing but a sheet just doesn't cut much mustard in those circles...
...Beard approached in 1970. A co-founder of the Diners' Club, Simmons quickly saw the need for the Lampoon. "Even the Soviets had adult humor magazines," he recalls, "but we hadn't had one for 30 or 40 years. Once the Lampoon came out, it was the fastest-growing magazine in the country...