Word: standardly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Fear of Resentment. "As odious as his name may be to millions of Africans," said the East African Standard in Nairobi, "it is no light matter to send a man to certain death with a stroke of the pen." Calling for a "fair trial" for Tshombe, the Tanzania Standard warned the Congo that its actions could "further tarnish Africa's image. It could provide a precedent to hang like a sword of Damocles over other African leaders who openly support what, in effect, amounts to a blood lust." The U.S. has interceded with Congo President Joseph Mobutu to spare...
...giant Jersey Standard, and aided by increased sales and firmer gasoline prices, the oil industry did well. Jersey set a record with half-year profits of $563 million. So did Texaco, whose earnings went up an impressive 8%, to $359 million. Mobil Oil also reported a half-year record with $184 million in profits...
...acquired Florida's Coral Ridge Properties and is now busy building a city for 60,000 residents near Fort Lauderdale. Pennsylvania Railroad's Macco Realty Co. is developing an 87,500-acre Rancho California community near Los Angeles with Kaiser Industries and Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. American Standard Inc., the nation's biggest plumbing manufacturer, this year joined a 4,500-house venture in California's Ventura County...
...right lane when he sees a blue and white me dallion on a weasel-like grille barreling down upon him. And with good reason, for it is the emblem of the sleek five-seater produced by the Bayerische Motoren Werke. The BMW can outperform and overtake almost any standard German car on the autobahn. This year it proved that it could outdo its competitors in the market place as well: amidst a general economic slowdown and dwindling car sales in Germany, peppery little BMW is forging steadily ahead...
...book, Personality: A Psychological Interpretation, is considered the standard work in its field. Among his other well-known books are: The Individual and his Religion, and The Psychology of Rumor, which grew out of his World War II studies of morale and rumor among civilians...