Word: robustly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Though that latent urge never died, it grew robust only at the convergence of several trends and events. One crucial prerequisite: the country at last seems to be contemplating and unsnarling the residual complexities of the Viet Nam War. In Washington, the earth-and-black-granite monument to those who died in the war, which is not quite two years old, draws 12,000 visitors a day. Viet Nam Veteran Jack Wheeler, 39, a driving force behind it, is pleased. "More of the visitors are people my age who didn't go," says Wheeler, author of Touched with Fire...
...good times, however, mean additional bargaining chips for the U.A.W. Robust sales and a new industry drive to keep inventories low have resulted in a relatively small supply of unsold cars. Even though GM's assembly plants are producing at close to capacity, the company's supply of cars is only 49 days, vs. a normal 60 days. Dealers are even worse off; many have only enough cars on hand for 31 days of normal sales...
Adding to the tension and complexity of the negotiations are continuing fears of Japanese competition. The current U.S. auto boom would not be as robust without so-called voluntary restraints that limit the number of high-quality, attractively priced Japanese autos that Americans can buy. Industry leaders are intent on holding down labor costs to keep their cars competitive with the imports. Says GM Chairman Roger Smith: "Back in the '40s and '50s, the concerns were GM vs. Ford and vs. Chrysler. What happens here now affects GM vs. Toyota, vs. Volkswagen, and vs. everyone else." Ford Chairman...
Even so, the wasted weeks hurt. For one thing, making a persuasive argument against a highly popular President at a time of robust economic growth at home and relative quiet abroad was a formidable task for which the full 16 weeks between the Democratic Convention and Nov. 6 would scarcely have been too long. And by now it is getting late, though not yet too late, for some basic tasks that many Democrats concede still have not been accomplished: coordinating the Mondale and Ferraro campaigns, defining a clear set of issues to be pressed, drawing up a target list...
...particular, the demand for personal computers and computer software is turning out to be far weaker than numerous companies had supposed. Sales of computers and software are now expected to grow only 28% a year until 1989, according to InfoCorp, a San Jose market-research firm. That is a robust rate for most industries but a brutal disappointment for many of the valley's optimistic entrepreneurs, who were hoping for annual growth of more than 50%. Says InfoCorp Analyst Bob Lefkowits: "Eighteen months ago, everybody was predicting nothing but a rosy future. Now we're beginning...