Word: sprees
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...along with the rest of the credit-card industry. With annual billings of $700 million, it stands behind American Express (over $1 billion) and ahead of third-ranking Carte Blanche ($135 million) among so-called "travel and entertainment" card systems. Also stepping up the nation's credit-card spree are banking institutions, led by California's Bank of America, whose highly successful BankAmericard enjoys annual billings of $458.9 million. For all the competition, the Diners' Club achieved profits during fiscal 1967 of $2,500,000, a 21% increase over the previous year. With its cards now honored...
...British also joined in the shopping spree-for quite a different reason. Devaluation has the effect of raising the cost of imports by almost 17%, and most Britons figure that price increases will soon spread from food and industrial raw materials to other segments of their economy. Moreover, many consumers anticipate that the government will soon raise purchase taxes and tighten restrictions on credit buying. Thus the British spending rush concentrated on carpets, furniture, appliances, and television sets as well as soft goods...
...opening minutes of the second half. Harvard went ice-cold--not an unusual tactic this season. As the Crimson missed the basket for almost five minutes, Dartmouth captain Joe Colgan went on a spectacular scoring spree...
...they readied themselves for this week's traditional onslaught of last-minute shoppers, U.S. retailers were virtually assured of a Christmas sales record -for the 14th year in a row. Although pleased at that prospect, most store own ers are anxiously waiting to see whether the holiday spree will trigger an upsurge in consumer spending...
Evil's Banality. The clues they leave behind are minimal: a few footprints and some rope with which they tied their victims. But Hickock and Smith are pathetic examples of the banality of evil. With innumerable chances to es cape capture, they start a spree of flamboyant check bouncing and petty thievery that keep them constantly on the road, from Mexico to Las Vegas to Kansas City, where the police dragnet pulls them in. In their luggage are the two pairs of boots that wallowed through the Clutters' blood...