Word: tightener
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...rallied and rose on four out of five days last week, shares rose even faster in London, recovered almost half the losses. Despite the timing of the drop, London traders thought that it had been caused less by Wall Street than by the British government's intention to tighten credit further to curb inflation. The rebound, in turn, was largely attributed to the increased earnings and dividends on British stocks...
...dangerous hodgepodge of uncoordinated civil and military operation and when the onrushing jet age was threatening to make deadly confusion on the nation's airways. He began by instituting a new program of cooperative military-civilian control of airspace, then set out to tighten civilian air-safety practices and bring them up to military standards. He sent his inspectors through a demanding Air Force check-out course in the KC-135 (the military version of the Boeing 707), and took the course himself (he is qualified to fly all jet types including fighters...