Word: prompted
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Your Catechism." There were other hints of malaise. Some Southern- ers feared that the Johnson Administration's enforcement of civil rights laws would prompt renewed defections to the G.O.P. Others thought that voter apathy would be the Democrats' biggest problem this year. Moreover, the National Committee headquarters has been reduced in size and deprived of much of its authority by the White House; and National Chairman John Bailey has little entree to the President's office. The staff cutback was attributed to economy; the Democrats still owe $2,400,000 from the 1964 election. Arthur Krim, president...
...earrings $4), Rabanne's disks were an instant hit with the models. "It makes such a nice clatter when you move," said one. "I feel like a sexy mermaid." What happens if you sit down? "You shouldn't; they're for dancing," was Paco's prompt retort. One model tried anyway, reported: "Not bad. It sort of slips away...
...issued afterward made no charge of subversive or left-wing influence. The reason: deference to the rapidly growing opposition from right-wing and Catholic circles to restrictive government measures. The reaction of Barcelona's clergy to this first police violation of ecclesiastical property in the postwar era was prompt and stinging. Parish priests were instructed to rail against the police intrusion and denial of the right of assembly in their Sunday sermons last week. One, following the call to the traditional prayer "for the health of the Chief of State," also pointedly asked for prayers for "our companions...
When a new Sears store opens up, curious crowds form thick lines in front. Lured by such innovations as price tags, one-stop shopping, money-back guarantees, credit buying, parking space and prompt deliveries, customers have turned Sears's air-conditioned Latin American bazaars into human hormigueros, or anthills. What shoppers primarily come for, however, are the goods, which are tailored to Latin American tastes. Clothing styles owe more to Europe than the U.S. The tool and paint departments, which are mainstays in the U.S., scarcely exist in Latin America, where cheap labor and a middle-class aversion...
...planning took about six weeks, and what started as a small group of 10 men turned into a nebulous affair involving suddenly revived organizations dedicated to desenvolviment das ruas (street development), an unlimited supply of idea men, well-wishers, and skeptics, and the prompt attention of an incumbent councilman running for re-election who arrived with trucks and work crews and began spreading sand with a flourish...