Word: planted
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Plant City...
...aggressive new chief is likely to depart from Blough's cautious, somewhat remote style of leadership. More than that, the elevation of Gott-who started his career wearing the greasy overalls and grimy face of an industrial engineer in a U.S. Steel plant-represents a victory of the production men over the financial experts and lawyers who have traditionally run the company...
Once down on the farm, most of the exiles face the undignified task of learning to live and work as ordinary peas ants do. They must learn to plant and harvest, dig and hoe, and above all to obey their rugged old peasant mentors...
...Will the U.S. economy continue to expand in the year ahead? One reliable clue can be found in capital spending, the money that businessmen invest in new plant and equipment. This year's outlay will reach about $64.5 billion, and until recently, forecasters had expected little if any gain in 1969. Behind the pessimism were two negative portents: capital spending fell by an annual rate of $2 billion in this year's second quarter; and in the third quarter, the nation's plants were producing at 83.3% of capacity, a five-year low. Even so, economic signals...
...though the increase might just about match the rise in capital-goods prices. Last week the Government joined the chorus of optimism. In the latest of a series of generally reliable surveys, the Commerce Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission projected a growth of up to 10% in plant and equipment outlays...