Word: following
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Carter made good sense until he began to explain why first-class air fare should not be allowed as a business expense. "There was something funny about the way he talked," said the puzzled visitor. "It was more than just an objection to a tax deduction. I could not follow...
...order does not constitute a legally binding precedent, the FTC clearly is out to establish a general rule. Commenting on the order against Boone, the director of the FTC'S Bureau of Consumer Protection warned of "some basic obligations which other celebrities would be well advised to follow in the future" if they want to avoid the same kind of trouble. A celebrity, said the FTC, must verify the claims made in any commercial before it appears, hiring reliable independent analysts to study them if the star has no expertise in the subject. Following those rules might be easy...
...object of the camera's attention soon moves to a close-up of ecstatic neophytes screaming to their follow trainees that "I am here because I want to change." This presumed act of self-confession is greeted by a babel of resonating applause and general whooping reminiscent of the narcotics-induced pandemonium of a rock concert. But these people do not get off on junk or ganja, they get off on quaintly named exercises like psychocalisthenics, karma processing and catharsis for the Acceptance of Change. As we are assured by our guide on this sojurn into Aricaland, "The same general...
...Sympathetic" price rises by U.S. makers of similar products are likely to follow, digging deeper still into the pocket of the U.S. consumer. The Treasury estimates that the decline in the dollar will increase the inflation rate by one-half point this year-and that adds up to billions in added costs for cars, cameras, cheese and other imports...
...under way before Freddie jumped ship for NBC. For science-fiction fans there will be an hour-long show called Battle Star: Galactica, with John Dykstra, who won an Academy Award for the special effects of Star Wars, working the same magic every Sunday at 8 p.m. Vega$ will follow the adventures of a handsome young private eye "in that sizzling city of beautiful women and gambling men," says ABC, while Taxi and Apple Pie are billed as comedies about taxi drivers and zany Americans, in that order. Lest anyone get the characters confused, the shows are scheduled for different...