Word: travelling
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Traveling is no longer a luxury," says Edward Mayo, professor of travel management at Notre Dame. "It's a need, a right. You've got to get out of the house, get away from the urban centers, and people are going to get away one way or another." Many Americans, he asserts, think of their car as "a second home-a castle." Sociologist Wayne Youngquist of Marquette University agrees: "The car is America's magic carpet, and it gives people freedom and autonomy-it's their little box where they have control over their environment. There...
...public itself, it must be admitted, bears a fair share of responsibility for its dilemma. It has usually welcomed the advances and conveniences-swift travel, cheap energy, life-prolonging medication, magical cosmetics-and left itself no choice but to live with the inherent risks it does not so cheerfully accept. A completely risk-free society would be a dead society. In today's increasingly risk-shy atmosphere, the public may tend to exaggerate some of the dangers at hand. Indeed, it may be swinging from too much awe of the "miracles" of science and technology to excessive skepticism about...
...Canada, the size of a herd of more than 100,000 caribou may be reduced because of the Dempster Highway. Says Director Gordon Hartman of the Yukon game department: "We simply don't have enough information, and until we do, the road should not be open to unlimited travel...
...unit managers, who carried greenbacks by the briefcase to pay bills for travel, lodging, food and miscellaneous production costs, were not content with garden variety expense-account gamesmanship. They padded payrolls, cashed in unused airline tickets and accepted kickbacks from caterers, hotel managers and equipment salesmen. "Organized dishonesty," Griffiths told stockholders...
...Trudeau continues to travel around the country, telling an unemployed man in British Columbia to "get off your ass and look for work," while Clark continues to hedge on crucial issues, a foreshadowing of disaster with his low-key, wavering approach to leadership. The large Liberal bloc in Quebec balances the traditional Tory strongholds in Western Canada. The election's most important province is Ontario, with Toronto the focus of attention. Last time around, the Liberals won 18 of 20 Toronto seats, but the Conservatives held an 11-point lead in the polls three weeks ago. Recent surveys, however, show...