Word: periodic
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...losing their friends," one proctor said. "And when they see their friends taking drugs, they feel pressured to do it too, even if they don't especially want to. That is one of the real dangers of the increase in freshman drug taking. It is simply too insecure a period to start doing...
...situation is quite different today than it was then, and I think that this is obvious as a result of our having become more involved there and as a result of other nations who are involved with us today that were not involved to the same extent in that period...
...painting was protected by a bullet-resistant Plexiglas case surrounded by crimson velvet and framed in a period frame specially adapted for it by Manhattan Framemaker Robert Kulicke (who charged $1,240 for 62 hours' work). Visitors could observe both the 151-in. by 141-in. portrait and the juniper-and-laurel device on the reverse side of its wooden panel, inscribed with a scroll: Virtutem Forma Decorat (Beauty Enhances Virtue...
...Spotty Picture. Germany's first-quarter sales and production are 25% below the same period of a year ago. Crash efforts have been weak, as when VW reintroduced its mini-priced model at $1,121, christened by President Heinz Nordhoff, "the Economic Crisis Beetle." And springtime is not expected to bring relief. Germans, after seeing their economy crumble thrice in two generations, have nervously watched tax, interest and insurance rates rise, and unemployment surpass job openings...
Professor Erikson has characterized the college years as a moratorium, a period in which the student can be relatively free from commitment to occupational demands, marriage, and some of the other responsibilities of adult life. To the extent that a moratorium exists, we would not expect any striking personality changes to take place...