Word: rosing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...dollar's gyrations last winter and spring cost the U.S. Treasury some $3 billion in support operations, the greenback was already so grossly undervalued against the West German mark that the exchange rate remained relatively stable at about 2.04 to the dollar. But the value of the Swiss franc rose to an alltime high of 1.75, and the price of gold surged to a record $201 an ounce on frantic trading in both London and Zurich...
...again hit double digits in April, the Administration has been blaming the rise on food prices and promising that the climb would soon abate. Some food prices have begun to subside, though the Labor Department's June inflation rate showed that for the third month in a row prices rose at an annual rate of 11.4%. Productivity figures were also released, and they revealed an all-but-invisible increase of 1/10% from April through June. Even though the Administration still forecasts about a 3.5% to 4% increase in the U.S.'s G.N.P. over the next twelve months, the 24-nation...
...still have to pay grotesque prices to see this admittedly enjoyable production of The Wizard of Oz gone funky. Is it worth a $9 minimum? We think not. And if Boston's theatrical renaissance keeps going at the present rate, we'll be seeing Tobacco Road, Abie's Irish Rose, and Life With Father real soon. Can't wait...
...other baseball news, Cincinnati thirdbaseman Pet Rose upped his miracle hitting streak to 44 games with a single off Atlanta's Phil Niekro as the Reds won, 3-2. Rose tied Wee Willie Keeler's record streak with...
...other league, well, the story of the summer is Pete Rose's hit parade. There's rooting here that it will be stopped. Joe DiMaggio, after all, was greater than Rose, an admittedly great player, will ever be. And besides, they always said that DiMag's 56-game hitting streak was the one record that would never be broken. Is there no respect for the past? And will Charlie Hustle do it? The guess here is no, on both counts...