Word: gaps
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Gap. The strength of the franc has helped the fight against inflation by making imports cheaper. Labor unions have also showed restraint in wage demands. The recession helped to hold prices down, also, by lowering demand...
While the rise in the franc has given Switzerland a reputation among tourists for high prices, the gap is gradually being narrowed by the absence of inflation. Vacationers are pleasantly surprised to find that the prices of hotels and ski-lift tickets have stayed the same from one season to the next. Last month Swiss newspapers carried full-page ads that seemed unreal to foreigners: because of the recent rise in the franc, the prices of some Japanese cars were being cut by anywhere from...
This year that gap could be closed. Viewers have a tendency to stay tuned for the news and public affairs offerings of whatever network they are already watching, and ABC's prime-time preconvention lineup this week is more flashily apolitical than ever: Bionic Woman, Let's Make a Deal, Wild, Wild World of Animals-as well as the All-Star Game...
...should be limited to "high-risk" people, notably the aged and chronically ill. A rival polio-vaccine pioneer, Dr. Jonas Salk, disagrees. Describing the vaccine as safe, he pointed out that even a partial immunization program reduces the spread of the virus by closing what he calls the immunity gap. Said he: "Vaccine is the most useful tool we have for preventing viral disease...
...dozen egos or so furiously stamping on each other's toes. But things are kept pretty much in control here--each star is given his own piece of the sky within which to shine. Particularly engaging are David Niven, Maggie Smith, and Peter Falk, while the only real gap is Truman Capote, who may have better luck in his current effort to become Marcel Proust. At the Cheri, in Boston...