Word: lating
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...whose people also inhabit the eastern fringe of Iran and the southern tier of Afghanistan. This nation was literally quartered by the British map makers who brushed in arbitrary political boundaries during their heyday of 19th century imperialism. Like so much of this part of the world in the late 20th century, this "country" can no longer be ignored. Its name is Baluchistan (pronounced Ba-loo-chi-stan...
Others look to enrollment of foreign students, especially oil-rich Middle Easterners, to supplement their student body. Fully 17% of the students at predominantly black Huston-Tillotson in Austin, Texas, are Iranian. The late arrival and slow tuition payment of an expected 150 new foreigners triggered the bankruptcy last month at Vermont's Windham...
...tired gray lady of Philadelphia suddenly showed signs of youthful abandon. She underwent a facelift, retook her maiden name, and declared she would no longer laze around for half the day. So, late last year, the decorous but declining Evening Bulletin (circ. 517,000) rechristened itself the Bulletin and emerged with a crisp new design enlivened by extensive use of color, a greater emphasis on sports and local news and, most important, a new edition on the newsstands by 7 a.m., three hours earlier than before...
Many afternoon papers that entered the morning field have shown similar gains. The Detroit News, which in the 1960s had a readership advantage of 174,000 over the morning Free Press, lost its lead in late 1975. The News then launched an "AM Edition" that has helped put it back in front of the Free Press...
Americans who bought houses a decade ago are generally much better off than those who saved and delayed. Since the late 1960s, mortgage rates have almost doubled to just over 10%, and the average price of a new house has jumped from $24,600 to $65,700. Many families justly feel that they cannot afford a house, and they continue to pay rents that are climbing year after year. Property taxes also have been rising, but homeowners still come out better than the victimized renters because property taxes and mortgage interest payments can be deducted from federal and state income...