Word: mark
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...Jones of Kirkland House and Dahlgren, Virginia; VicePresident, Thomas R. Johnston of Dunster House and Schenectady, New York, Treasurer, James W. Sullivan of Winthrop House and Bronxville, New York; Chairman of Freshman Orientation Committee, Joseph J. Thaler of Quincy House and Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Chairman of Schools Committee, Mark T. Stein of Leverett House and Nashville, Tenn.; Chairman of University Guides Committee, Bradley P. Ware, of Eliot House and Buffalo, New York; and Chairman of Athletic Committee, Kirkman K. Dolby of Eliot House...
...icemen's record presently stands at 18-2, tying the present mark. A victory will boost their overall slate to 19-2 for a new record...
There is little evidence that the disparity between the mark and the franc will end soon. The continuing West German economic surge, which underpins the mark's strength, goes against classic economic theory. Rapid economic growth should almost inevitably produce much higher export prices and the demand for more imports, both of which are damaging to a country's trade position. Yet Bonn has managed to keep its economy expanding with little inflation. West German Economics Minister Karl Schiller said in his annual report that the country's production grew by almost 9% in 1968 and should...
...reason for Germany's trade prowess is that its export prices have remained essentially the same since 1964, while those of the U.S., Britain and Bonn's five Common Market partners have increased by an average of 7 %. If Bonn were to peg the obviously undervalued mark at a higher price, it would relieve the competitive imbalance by making German exports more expensive and imports cheaper. Schiller, who still hopes to avoid revaluation, predicts that various other measures will help pare West Germany's trade surplus to $3 billion this year. Even that may not be enough...
Mosaic Observations. The reissue two years ago of Death on the Installment Plan helped confirm Céline's status as an important college-cult figure. Castle to Castle may mark wider recognition in the U.S. for Céline as one of the considerable writers of this century. Yet Céline's belief that he was in the esthetic avant-garde is overblown, and so are the claims that this book is a germinal literary event. Celine said that he wrote the way people talk and evidently regarded this as a startling innovation...