Word: slow
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...they also see it as a means of taking the pressure off tight money and high interest rates-the villains behind the severe slump in housing. Walter W. Heller, ex-chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, argues that such a "distortion" in one sector could slow down the whole economy. Others agree that the Government should "shift the mix" of its economic policies by easing interest rates while imposing a one-year increase in taxes...
...Slow-Motion Passes. For himself, Capote had selected a 39? domino mask from F.A.O. Schwarz; it was bested for economy by Alice Roosevelt Longworth, 82-year-old daughter of Theodore Roosevelt. She had shopped around and got a similar mask for 4? less. But few of the other ladies tried to pare expenses; some spent $600 and more for their extravaganzas. Rose Kennedy picked out several masks in case she changed her mind, finally settled on an elaborate domino with towering egret plumes. Mrs. Henry Ford II came wearing a white organdy butterfly...
...rock 'n' roll and pop tunes, the favorite sport became people watching, until the question arose, what next? With no climax in sight and no single star to shine, part of the answer was 450 bottles of nonvintage Taittinger champagne. Paris Review Editor George Plimpton began throwing slow-motion forward passes with a napkin to Receiver John Kenneth Galbraith, Lynda Bird danced on and on with Actor Roddy McDowall, and Frank Sinatra and Mia drifted out to his favorite West Side...
Impatient at the slow pace of progress in unity, plenty of young Protestant thinkers, including some on the World Council's staff in Geneva, have wondered whether ecumenism is possible within the framework of existing churches. Visser 't Hooft understands the impatience, but remains convinced that to abandon the church as institution is to abandon the hope of unity for good. "An ecumenical movement not rooted in the churches would just lead to yet another confession and a new division," he insists. "We must forget about the notion that others will do the job of unity...
...that."* In the face of the threat, fish producers, canners and distributors have begun to fight back. Except for such giants as the Ralston Purina Co. (Chicken of the Sea and White Star canned tuna) and HJ. Heinz Co. (Star Kist), the industry has been listless in promoting fish, slow in keeping up with innovations in packaging and convenience foods. Warns New York Fishery Council Director John Von Glahn: "The industry will do a better job of marketing and put a better product in the hands of consumers, or go out of business...