Word: savings
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...What vitamin will save the world, who is going to be Myra Breckinridge's agent, which Twin has his "brother" in stitches, and which 195-Ib. amateur makes a 280-lb. pro say "ouch"? (See PEOPLE...
...former President Sukarno, The Netherlands reluctantly handed over West Irian to a United Nations caretaker administration. The arrangement, negotiated by veteran U.S. Diplomat Ellsworth Bunker, promised the Papuans "an act of free choice" within seven years on whether to reject or retain Indonesian control. The formula was designed to save Western face, but the "free choice" has proved lamentably free of choice...
...Smart shoppers may also save by declining a dealer's offer to make arrangements for "on-the-spot financing." Chances are that the bank pays the dealer what amounts to a "finder's fee" for lining up the loan. The fee often amounts to $100 on three-year loans, or enough to compensate the dealer for some cuts in the price of the auto. Buyers aware of such special ties between dealers and their banks may be able to bargain for a better sales price or simply make their own loan arrangements...
Because of the electrochemical reactions that occur inside a battery, it tends to give off internal gases and overheat whenever the charging current is drastically increased in order to save time. The result is a ruined battery. But by following a series of strong charging pulses with a brief reversal of current, the McCulloch engineers found that they could dissipate the accumulated gases and successfully recharge the battery. The sys tem, says a McCulloch spokesman, is comparable to the way a mother interrupts her infant's feeding with burping to get rid of gas in the baby...
...Greek shipping. Nothing grows on these rough islands, and the only way to make a living is to go to sea. Traditionally, boys begin as sailors and send their wages back to the island to feed the family. If enough sons go to sea, the family may eventually save enough money to buy an old boat and members of the clan man the vessel. If the ship makes money, the family buys another, then another. Most Greek shipowners started out this way and now send their young sons to sea between terms at schools in Europe...