Word: flows
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...hours. The blackout was far smaller than that of 1965?9 million people lost electricity in New York and the northern suburbs, v. 25 million people in eight states and two Canadian provinces twelve years ago. But the effects were nationwide. TV networks stopped broadcasting for several minutes. The flow of teletyped news from the A.P. and U.P.I, was interrupted, then limped along under jury rigs (see THE PRESS). Wall Street's banks, brokerages, and stock and commodities exchanges shut down...
...teen-age guru called Maharaj Ji. Now he is connected with an even more unlikely name: John Hancock. Yes, Davis is a trainee at the insurance company's Denver office. Says he of his new constituency: "We have to get the business to the level where the cash flow is good so the business can operate as a beautiful family...
Whatever the merits of the quarrels in Washington these days about the health of the American economy, there is one element of the business scene so bracing that Commerce Department officials become ecstatic when they talk about it. The flow of foreign funds into the U.S. has crested in a seemingly endless wave that is nourishing local economies from ailing New York to the striving Sunbelt states. Since 1971 total foreign direct investment has more than doubled from $13.7 billion to an estimated $30 billion in 1976. The Western Europeans, in particular, have been snapping at every investment opportunity-Midwestern...
SYDNEY. Seven million passengers last year. Averages 430 landings and takeoffs daily. Two runways, 33 airlines. Delays: minimal. Accessibility: excellent. Allow 20 to 25 min. for four-mile ride downtown by car or plentiful cabs (about U.S. $3.85). Regular shuttle bus service: 880. Flow Through: generally good, except for morning crush. Baggage carts and porters available. Longest unassisted walk: 1,700 ft. Baggage, customs and immigration checkout: efficient. Hotels/Motels: none near by. Amenities: adequate. One restaurant (featuring steak or fish for U.S. $7.15), coffee lounge, two bars open 6 a.m. to midnight, two duty-free shops. Australian items: toy kangaroos...
...takeoffs daily. Two runways, 19 airlines. Delays: minimal. Accessibility: cheap and fast. Allow 20 min. for seven-mile taxi ride to the city (about $2 from airport, $3 on the way back). Bus run by a cooperative of ex-servicemen takes 15 min. longer but costs a mere 55?. Flow Through: smooth, due to recent renovation of ancient terminal. Porters abundant. Baggage handling costs 110 per piece. Longest unassisted walk: an easy 15-ft. stroll from terminal entrance to immigration counter. Immigration and customs checkout: allow half an hour. Hotels/Motels: two five-star hotels four miles away. Amenities: newly...