Word: returns
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...widespread devastation had been wrought with weapons "paid for with U.S. tax dollars." Seeing the American equipment, said the Rev. Walter Fauntroy, an S.C.L.C. official who is also the District of Columbia's nonvoting representative in Congress, was "shocking and disturbing. We just hope that on our return the American people will be moved to limit the instruments of war that will be provided to the nation of Israel...
...radio broadcast, Dacko, 49, a former schoolteacher who was the first President of the former French colony after independence in 1960, proclaimed the country the Central African Republic again and promised to "return sovereignty to the people." At week's end French troops flew to Bangui to maintain order and perhaps to make sure Bokassa does not return from exile...
...most visible demand for gold is coming from the U.S. Newspaper ads urge readers to bring their gold heirlooms in to dealers; panning for gold along rivers is again a popular hobby, and old gold mines are being reopened. In Atlanta, dentists report that patients are asking for the return of their gold inlays after they have been replaced with crowns. Large crowds and ever ringing phones are making the normally sedate quarters of bullion dealers look like bookie joints...
...borrow from it This week Chrysler will open its own contract negotiations with the U.A.W., and ways in which the union might help the automaker will be discussed. U.A.W. President Douglas Fraser rules out using the $300 million kitty, but may accept partly deferred wage or benefit payments in return for a voice in management by workers. Fraser, a fan of the West German system of worker representatives on boards of directors, said he is likely to ask for "representation on the board, limitations on investing pension money in South Africa, and setting aside money for socially desirable objectives. Worker...
...example, even though the West German prime rate of 7.75% is more than five percentage points lower than the U.S. prime, West German inflation is about one-third that of the U.S., so traders sell dollars to buy marks and other currencies where they can earn a real return. This weakens the dollar. But if the Fed were to push U.S. interest rates another one-half of 1%, to 1% above the rate of inflation, it might lure some money back into greenbacks...