Word: rising
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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More kith and kin gathered. The three eldest children?Kathleen, 16, Joseph, 15, and Robert, 14?were allowed to see their father. Andy Williams, George Plimpton, Rafer Johnson and others peeked in. The even rise and fall of the patient's chest offered some reassurance; the blackened eyes and the pallor of cheeks that had been healthy and tanned a few hours before were frightening...
...impress voters with what they are doing in Bonn. Explained Brandt: "In Germany, when the Social Democrats have a slight cold, it can turn into a serious pneumonia for democracy"-a reference to the fact that in the Weimar Republic, the decline of the Social Democrats coincided with the rise of the Nazis. By sidetracking Wehner, Brandt hoped to cure his party's sniffles-and ensure the continuance of two healthy parties in West Germany...
Pinned & Engaged. The new morality of the college senior holds no brief for society's sexual taboos. Linda LeClair, Barnard's celebrated light housekeeper, is no rarity in her generation. Yet nearly all students argue that promiscuity is not on the rise. What they take for granted is sex among couples who consider themselves "pinned," engaged, or just plain in love. Honest relationships now, they contend, will lead to better marriages later on. And while students are increasingly aware that LSD and Methedrine are dangerous, marijuana has become an accepted part of college culture. For many, it simply provides...
...that Lyndon Johnson was even more victimized by the "ebullience of power." As a firm believer in "the domino theory" of Communist aggression, Johnson privately vowed two days after Kennedy's death: "I am not going to lose Viet Nam." But as a Southerner who was avid to rise above sectionalism, Johnson had a passion for reflecting the broadest possible national consensus, which lured him into running as a peace candidate and stating publicly in 1964: "We don't want our American boys to do the fighting for Asian boys." According to Wicker, this "green light" so encouraged...
...system of gold prices that has unhitched the gold market from the $35-per-oz. gold price for monetary reserves. Still, the system's durability depends chiefly on how fast the U.S. regains control over its inflation and persistent balance of payments deficit. As last week's rise in interest rates showed, the U.S. is still losing ground in that battle...