Word: present
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...leadership of the Arabs is probably the world's most precarious perch. "The presidency is a painful position to hold in present circumstances," he says. "Even now my wife is against...
...reflect Rockefeller's continuing interest and many southward junkets. The exhibit's gaiety derives in part, as Rockefeller notes in the catalogue's introduction, from the fact that Mexican folk art is "an ongoing tradition, bound up with everyday life and festivals, producing a pervasive, ever-present excitement for the eye and mind...
Unequivocal Decision. As the flood of funds into Germany grew to $3 billion by some estimates, near panic swept European currency markets. Present arrangements call for each Western government to keep the official price of its money within 1% of its stated value. In an effort to hold the line, Denmark and Norway suspended all dealings in foreign money. France, Britain, Italy, Belgium and other countries were forced to dip into their reserves and sell dollars to maintain the official price of their own currencies. Despite all this, in stunning defiance of the world's financial experts, West Germany...
...benefits and headaches. On the plus side, they provide a vital source of private capital to finance world trade and the growth of international corporations. They bankroll oil exploration, highway construction and even occasional European government deficits. Without them, Europe would lack the investment capital to sustain its present Dace of economic growth. The Eurodollar pool has also become a leading haven for nervous money. Fearful of devaluation, individual speculators and treasurers of large corporations swap comparatively weak currencies like British pounds or French francs for Eurodollars...
...over three hours both Tuesday the Thursday--with students attending at observers--to discuss the Committee proposal. At times, faculty members strongly criticized the student drive for grade reform, but the final vote on the proposal was nearly unanimous. Several outspoken faculty opponents of grade reform were not present at yesterday's meeting...