Word: populars
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...explained, is to make extensive use of various "advocates" to press Ford's candidacy while the President is busy in the White House. One such spokesman scheduled for heavy duty in New Hampshire and Massachusetts is Elliot Richardson, the incoming Commerce Secretary-and potential Vice President -who is popular in New England...
...Finance Minister does not wear a glorious crown," says Yehoshua Rabinowitz. "He is not the country's most popular fellow. If I have to step on a few toes...
Meanwhile, back at the castle, werewolves and vampires had taken over. In 1897, a London theatrical manager named Bram Stoker published a book called Dracula. It became the most popular story of the supernatural ever written. Uninformed about vampires, Stoker baldly invented his own lore of the undead-how a vampire changes at will into a wolf or a bat, cringes in terror at the sight of a Christian cross, and lives forever unless a wooden stake is driven through its heart...
...less well-heeled clientele, retailers discovered that big-ticket items such as furs (TIME, Dec. 29) and electronic digital watches were selling briskly. Consumers, it seemed, were interested in high-quality goods and were less inclined than they once were to hunt for bargains. This year's most popular items included sportswear, fashion accessories and cosmetics, along with newfangled small appliances like peanut-butter makers and electric hot-dog grillers and such voguish gimmicks as mood rings and "pet rocks." Only "intimate apparel" clearly fell shy of merchants' expectations...
...pulled out of Angola, matters became complicated. In September and October, Gulf made routine payments totaling $116 million to the Banco de Angola in Luanda, to the official who had previously accepted royalties and taxes for the Portuguese administration. It turned out that the man was working for the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (M.P.L.A.), which is being supported by the Soviet Union and Cuba. Angola became officially independent in November, and the M.P.L.A., which already controlled Cabinda, took over the government in Luanda, and presumably the $116 million. Gulf was due to pay another $95 million...