Word: slide
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Lippmann and those who echoed him seemed to slide too easily over a key point: gains made at the expense of increasing government interference with the economy might kill or strangle something more precious than the gain. "We are not slaves to our luxuries," said a member of the Council of Economic Advisers last week. "The workers have achieved a five-day week; they have taken part of their payment in leisure. If we need to produce more, we could go back to a six-day week and get a 20% increase in growth immediately." Said Special Economic Adviser
...Congress Party had teamed up with two bitter political rivals, the Praja Socialists and the Moslem League, so that the Communists could not slide into power in Kerala as they did in 1957 with only 35% of the vote. "Unholy alliance," sputtered Communist speakers who fought back with colorful torchlight processions, music and open-air movies...