Word: growths
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...lower incomes who are the most dependent on publicly financed programs and jobs. But, says Beryl Sprinkel, executive vice president of Chicago's Harris Trust & Savings Bank, "in the long run, the lower-income people will benefit if the cut does what I argue it will: namely, stimulate growth and development in California. It will lead to more jobs and higher standards of living...
...Lebanese villagers when they moved in. But the 14 positions they will occupy are clearly inferior to those held by the Christians. A U.N. officer put it bluntly: "We got second choice." Said another officer bitterly of the Christian gains: "I haven't heard of such a growth of the Christian faith since the days of the saints." The Israelis made no effort to hide their contempt for the U.N. troops, who they believe secretly favor the Palestinians; they delayed their scheduled departure for more than two hours...
...disappointing U.S. figures are part of an international economic trend that marks the close of the recovery from the 1974-75 recession. Throughout most of Western Europe, productivity increased last year at a slower rate than in 1976. And even the Japanese, whose productivity growth has sometimes been sensational, had to settle last year for an advance of only...
COLORADO. Two petition drives are under way for the November ballot. One proposal would limit increases in state and local government spending to the growth in living costs. The other would limit taxes on owner-occupied homes to either 2.5% of market value or 5% of family income, whichever is lower?giving half the homeowners in Colorado a tax cut of up to 30%. Public officials in the state scoff at the Jarvis-Gann approach. "Most screwball ideas seem to start in California," said one. But another was secretly delighted at the passage of Proposition 13. "California will...
...town, with some pricey sections in the foothills, some slums near the freeway and a lot of modest homes in between. Four years ago, a new redevelopment agency brought an ailing business district back to health with some strategic investments; the completion of the freeway in 1976 spurred further growth. Housing prices began to climb. Average worth of Monrovian homes: $50,000. Increases in assessments last year: up to 100%. Vote in favor of Proposition 13: a whopping...