Word: lessing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...apparent that an unprecedented and excruciating investigation of the California Supreme Court had not succeeded in achieving either goal. The final report by California's commission on judicial performance briefly stated that "no formal charges will be filed against any supreme court justice." It was a less than conclusive judgment and thus left impaired the reputation of a court long considered among the most enlightened in the nation...
...evident at a psychiatric conference this fall in Britain. While demonstrators picketed outside the meeting carrying placards reading ECT WAS APPROVED IN BUCHENWALD and CONTROL PSYCHIATRY WHILE YOU STILL HAVE A MIND TO, doctors inside reported that fully half of ECT patients questioned in a survey feared the treatment less than going to the dentist...
...storybook series; in London. Born in Haiphong, in what was then French Indochina, but reared in England, Ardizzone, whose style has been likened to Hogarth's and Rowlandson's, served as an official combat artist during World War II, before returning with pen and brush to less serious fare. He illustrated nearly 100 children's books; Magic Carpet, one of his best-known paintings, was reproduced by UNICEF for its collection of international Christmas cards...
...attraction of co-ops and condos is simple: they offer the tax and investment advantages of home ownership, but usually for less money. Their appeal is strong among retired people squeezed by rising rents, young married couples and middle-income suburbanites stunned by fuel costs. "Going condo or coop" has become a buzz phrase in real estate, as San Francisco apartment buildings, Florida motels, and even a renovated Brooklyn church and a convent have become condominium or co-op flats...
Prices gyrate two or three points between lunch and cocktails. When interest rates rise bond prices fall-and often sharply. That is because securities sold earlier at lower rates are less desirable than new bonds that will pay a higher return. In just a few hours last month, the price of 30-year Government bond fell two points-from 91% of face value to 89%-and bond dealers lost $20,000 on a mind lot $1 million purchase of the issue. In this environment, corporations are forced to raise interest rates still higher to attract new customers. Since the beginning...