Word: shapes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...work. What we need is not to go West, but to return eastward, to create excitement and adventure in things that are no longer solitary. If a man can only find adventure by going to Alaska or running wide open across the salt flats, then society is in bad shape...
...materials that offset each other's weaknesses are glued together with adhesives made from coal tar or polyurethane foam. Bonding fragile fabrics onto stable yet supple synthetics, textile manufacturers can make cloth that lasts longer, holds its shape better, and resists stretching. The potential of the hybrid materials is so great that 300 million yards of bonded fabric have been produced this year, and by 1970 bonding is expected to capture 50% of the industry...
...opened new vistas for hard-to-manage materials. Mohair jackets and coats, infamous for bagging and stretching, can now be stabilized with a simple backing of cotton sheeting or tricot. Loose-weave hopsack and tweed suits no longer sag in the seat and buckle at the knee, keep their shape as well as an all-Dacron suit. Lace, once too fragile for anything but brides and banquet tables, now can be used for all-purpose coats and dresses. Women's heavy knitted suits and dresses, often made double-thick to prevent stretching and wrinkling, can be just as neat...
...ruins of a tumbled-down medieval castle in Hungary, a group of explorers this fall unearthed a 500-year-old pair of shoes. Radio Budapest remarked sardonically that the shoes were in better shape than most of the footwear produced in present-day Hungary. That is not as funny as it might seem. The problem of shoddy goods, long the bane of Communist nations, is seriously hampering new efforts to increase trade with the West. Last week, in a drive to upgrade the quality of industrial products, East Germany sent 20,000 faithful party stalwarts across the country to inspect...
...League teams generally don't win the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America cross-country meet, but Harvard should make a respectable showing. Except for Walt Hewlett who is out with a muscle strain, the varsity harriers are in good physical shape...