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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...have? Again, there's really no telling. But it just might be that we have discovered that the civilization we have built to shield us from pain and uncertainty, to protect, preserve--yea enshrine--our comfort, has really done little more than steadily isolate us from the natural order that, as organic beings, we were once so much a part of. We are trying to recover what our apeman forbears had, even though it was interwoven with terror and ignorance, a feeling of belonging, a sense of unity with...

Author: By Jerald R. Gerst, | Title: The Best of Sci Fi | 6/10/1969 | See Source »

Rent control was the number one order of business for the City of Cambridge during the past week...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Proposal for Rent Control Discussed by City Council | 6/9/1969 | See Source »

...reports of Truman's imminent degree gained further currency late Saturday, when a clerk in the clothing store he owned before going into politics reported that the former President had placed a rush order for a double-breasted, crimson-colored blazer...

Author: By Richard Williams, (SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON) | Title: Truman Jilts Missouri University; He's Heading For Harvard Instead | 6/9/1969 | See Source »

WITH considerable unhappiness, moneymen still vividly recall the episode in the late summer of 1966 that came to be known as "the credit crunch." Restricting the nation's money supply in order to slow a rapid price rise, the Federal Reserve Board acted so decisively that the financial markets reacted with hysteria. Interest rates rose rapidly, the Dow Jones average sank 25%, and many lenders were so short of funds that it became extraordinarily tough for corporations to borrow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: INFLATION JITTERS WORRY THE BANKERS | 6/6/1969 | See Source »

...series of soft implosions of self-perception. Janet realizes that she has been denying her impulses as a writer. She is guilty of self-censoring the matter and treatment of her work in order not to embarrass her family or jeopardize her suburban status. She vows that in the future she will make use of hate, envy, lust and fear. But for a woman who believes that art is condensed reality in the way that concentrated orange juice is the essence of a healthy breakfast drink, such a midyear's resolution will scarcely be enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Prig's Progress | 6/6/1969 | See Source »

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