Word: tighter
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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After speaking for tighter gun-control laws during an evening talk show on Manhattan's educational TV station WNDT, former Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., 46, was strolling out of the studio when an unscheduled interruption blared from the monitor. A flock of 20-odd not-so-gentle love children suddenly burst into the studio, pummeled the guards, twisted the director's arm, and took over the program, shouting slogans and obscenities while the cameras still looked on. The mayhem did not end until Manhattan's police, doing their own thing, arrived and collared the unruly invaders...
...charge. He plans to sign a contract with another publisher this week; sales, prodded by the controversy, promise to be brisk. The Digest, meanwhile, plans to watch Funk & Wagnalls products more closely than before. "We will begin reviewing all manuscripts," says Lewis. "Reader's Digest will exert tighter quality control over Funk & Wagnalls...
...totalitarian constitution. Though as glib and charismatic as ever, Arias claims that times have changed and he has changed with them. As a start, Arias has organized a strong, five-party coalition, recruited some able talent for his government, and drafted the rudiments of a program calling for tighter tax collections, a much-needed plan for urban renewal and continued negotiations for a new Panama Canal treaty...
...Tighter Cinch. Along with its discount-rate boost, the Federal Reserve lifted, from 51% to 61%, the maximum interest that commercial banks are permitted to pay on large time deposits-money left with a bank for a specified period. The new ceiling applies to "certificates of deposit" of $100,000 or more with maturities of six months or longer. By this action, the Fed hopes to prevent sharp deposit losses, which would further disrupt the already nervous financial markets...
...record, reaching an annual rate of $659 billion. Though the total economy expanded by $20 billion, 40% of that record growth was mere inflation. If that continues, along with balance of payments and budget deficits, the Federal Reserve may well feel forced to cinch up the monetary corset still tighter...