Word: signs
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...life. "The days and weeks and months run together," he told TIME Correspondent Robert Anson. "I can't think back to a time when we were not on strike." Nor does he contemplate surrender to the growers. "Either the union will be-destroyed," he says, "or they will sign a contract. There...
...Russia switched its stance and in a hard-lining note delivered two weeks ago echoed Arab demands for total Israeli withdrawal on all fronts to prewar lines. The Soviets also called for demilitarized zones "astride" the borders, a suggestion that Israel has always resisted. In fact, the only encouraging sign was a negative one. Nasser has apparently not rejected the notion of a "contractual agreement," thus keeping open the possibility of a deal with the Israelis and indicating a desire for the big-power talks to continue...
...afford a lawyer. Gideon was not the first of the court's landmark decisions in criminal law. Mapp v. Ohio (1961) had announced the important principle that evidence seized in an illegal search may not be introduced at a man's trial. But Gideon was the first sign of the court's concern for protecting accused criminals who may not be able to defend themselves. It was followed by Escobedo v. Illinois (1964), which held that a suspect may not be prevented from seeing his lawyer during a police interrogation. The most controversial decision...
...That was only half as much as April's advance; and it was the second month in a row that the rate of increase has declined. Next the Commerce Department disclosed that its index of twelve leading indicators of the economy dropped fractionally in May, a sign that overall demand and production may level off in the months ahead and eventually lead to price stability...
Three Days of Grace. The intent of the law is to enable consumers to shop around for the best credit terms avail able. Regulation "Z" also strikes an in direct blow at credit rackets. Some home-repair contractors, electricians, plumbers and even morticians have customarily required that the customer sign an agreement giving the creditor a lien on his home. Now the creditor must not only inform the consumer that there is such a lien but give him three business days after signing to think over the deal and cancel it if he chooses - a requirement that could create...