Word: spend
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Share the Thrills." Lyndon praised the pair publicly as "the Christopher Columbuses of the 20th century," then whispered to them privately: "You are going to spend the night and have dinner with us. Down in my country that's the way we show our affection...
Women couldn't care less. To them the important thing about Sarmi is that he turns out some of the world's most elegant evening dresses. "Every woman with $600 to spend," says one New York buyer, "wants to own a Sarmi...
...BRITAIN. The country is living beyond its means in an expansive but troubled economy. Consumers spend freely while prices and wages soar. Government efforts to constrict home consumption have yet to be felt. Result: problems are multiplying for the beleaguered pound. Britain's trade deficit widened to $137 million in May, the highest since November, thus reviving doubts abroad that Britain can squeeze by the fall without another financial crisis...
Good Risks. Is credit being stretched too far? The American Banker Association's delinquency figures have been gradually edging up, and mortgage foreclosures have doubled in the past four years (to 108,620 in 1964). Americans now typically spend 14.3% of their income to pay off their debts. While nobody knows for sure if that is too much of a strain, most lenders argue that the nation's rising levels of savings, income and sophistication prevent it from getting in too deeply. In addition, the major cause of the debt rise is that more people are buying houses...
...president and chief executive is J. Frank Birdsall Jr., 51, a Cornell hotel school graduate and experienced kitchen man who first worked for Treadway during college vacations. To its charm and cuisine, Treadway has lately added a computer that scans daily innkeeper reports and immediately spots overbudget spending or unnecessary additions to the 2,500-man staff. Rather than diminishing Treadway's image of individuality, the computer is adding to it. Freed from routine paper work, Treadway innkeepers can now spend more time caring for their guests...