Word: populars
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Stevens executives are betting on the American public. They are betting that people won't give enough of a damn about Southern textile workers to become outraged over a situation that is clearly outrageous. They are betting on popular lethargy, and hoping people will rationalize, such as: the situation is far away and doesn't concern me; we have had enough of such causes; the issues are complex and there must be two sides; I don't have the time...
...chosen by O'Neill to hold the all-star special energy committee together is Ohio's Thomas Ludlow Ashley, 54, a loyal ally of the Speaker's and a popular, buoyant and diligent legislator. O'Neill also picked Ashley because he is an independent on energy (although he comes from Toledo, which has auto plants) and thus may be able to moderate the inevitably conflicting views. Does Ashley see the potential national disaster that Carter envisions? "Yes, I honest-to-God do," says he. Ashley plans to deliver a bill to the House floor...
...shop in a big supermarket, housewives must drive three miles to Oak Brook. There is no local public transportation system-and none is contemplated. In Hinsdale, where families with two or more cars are the norm, the auto rules not only the road, but life. Among the most popular makes: those big gas guzzlers that Carter is inveighing against...
...used to be the slip's better half, the corselette has gone public and come out on top. Even in staid Boston, Saint Laurent's revealing, sleeveless corselettes have been selling like $140 hotcakes at his Saks Fifth Avenue and Bonwit Teller outlets. Camisoles are just as popular. Says a buyer at Chicago's Marshall Field: "We are selling all we have." In Los Angeles, Designer Lore Caulfield says that demand for her slinky satin camisoles has been so overwhelming that she has had to ration them. In Palm Beach, where the Martha shop has had instant...
...wall. Its 1,478 pages included biographies of comic-book characters, every obscure fact and factoid that could be assembled-and a series of unique lists ("15 renowned redheads," "nine breeds of dog that bite the most"). It was this section that proved the Almanac's most popular category...