Word: gems
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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With the dollar weak and the stock market struggling, Americans are wary of holding on to currency or investing in securities. Instead, some are caught up in an inflation-generated psychology of spending what they have on goods that seem better than money-and are putting their cash into gem stones, jewelry and gold. The affluent are also spending much for costly furs, with the result that mink coat prices are up 20% this year. Meanwhile, the increasingly wealthy Europeans and Japanese are spending their newly enriched currencies on more and more luxury goods, adding further pressures to demand...
...Soviet leader matched his display of friendship with conciliatory words. In a remarkably gemütlich television speech the night before he returned home, Brezhnev declared that the Soviet Union's goal was a "decisive turn" toward detente and peace "The Europe that has more than once been the hotbed of aggressive wars that have brought tremendous destruction and the death of millions of people," he said, "must become forever a thing of the past. We want a new Continent in its place-a Continent of peace, mutual trust and reciprocally advantageous cooperation among all countries...
...amazed to learn that Hunt Hall is booked for demolition to make room for the construction of a new dormitory. Presumably it is considered the most expendable building in the Yard; I would like to point out that its demolition would be a great loss. Hunt Hall is a gem of a building: its high ceilings, skylighting, enormous windows and large open areas all contribute to an overall feeling of spaciousness and open-ended possibilities. This year the building has been put to creative use by individuals connected with the Carpenter Center, and the mix of activities -- studio work upstairs...
Topkapi. (1964). Merlina Mercouri and Peter Ustinov in a captivating caper about the theft of a gem-crusted dagger from an Istanbul museum. CH. 4. 9 p.m. Color...
...would make a great war movie--Paul Newman is bidding for the rights--but Herbert does not intend to go the route of Audie Murphy. Throughout the telling of his own exploits and those of others, he explains the sources of the ills plaguing the Army. While no literary gem, Soldier makes fascinating reading: it is best seller material that seems sure to make Herbert's case known to a wide range of Americans. This, he hopes, will generate pressure on the Army...