Word: sharpness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Going into the last week, sales were expected to be up 3% to 5% at Boston's Paperback Booksmith (58 stores); after the final surge, the rise was projected at 8%. Sears in Atlanta reported sharp increases during the last three days, allowing modest gains over last year. Ralph Kaplan, president of Boston's Kappy's Liquors, was ecstatic: "We had a superweek. I can't believe it." At Rike's in Dayton, an official said: "We expected a last-minute flurry. In the last two or three days an overwhelming increase came...
...Iowa and Oregon. A well-remembered hate: chopping wood for the family stove. A brilliant student (top in his class at the University of Washington and a law degree from Harvard), an early booster of John Kennedy, a rousing success in both Washingtons, he continues to keep a sharp eye on the road ahead. His presumed next stop: the U.S. Senate...
...commission did not find fault with the honor code in principle: "A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal or tolerate those who do." However, it urged some sharp modifications of the stern system. At present, it is all or nothing: if a cadet fibs about anything, however trivial, out he goes. But the system has broken down. The commission estimated that far more than the 152 juniors who were dismissed from West Point for cheating on an electrical engineering exam last spring were actually involved...
...cocked to the window. Lest Jenny spoil her surprise party by entering unannounced, her 16-year-old sister Lillian is poised to intercept her. But Lillian's alertness is premature. An hour passes with muffled laughter and continuous conversation. Though guests were sternly warned to be here at seven sharp, the easygoing hora peruana ("Peruvian time") prevails. An hour and a half later only a few more guests have trickled...
Despite that, Callaghan will have a tough job persuading British public opinion to buy his agreement. The main concern of his top aides is that the sharp cuts in public spending could reverse the willingness of British unions to negotiate a third stage of wage ceilings next year. For the past year and a half, union cooperation in holding down wages has been the foundation of Britain's anti-inflationary policy. That a Labor government should be forced to take that risk in order to satisfy foreign creditors is a true measure of how perilous Britain's situation...