Word: trend
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...trend in PBH is one of self-evaluation which could lead to radical changes in its philosophy and in its relationship to the more radical campus organizations. Should PBH volunteers continue reading with a Roxbury student if the entire ghetto school system demands basic structural change? And if institutional change is the goal, can PBH offer any more than a subtle introduction to the frustrations of the system before these volunteers leave or turn to organizations such as Afro...
Gernreich (which he pronounces to rhyme with earn quick) made his mark by being not only the first U.S. designer to raise skirts well above the knee but also the first with such trend-setting styles as colored stockings, now so overwhelmingly popular, which he showed as part of what he called "the total look," with dress, stockings and sometimes a hood all matching. Along the way, he has introduced vinyl clothes developed out of a material that looks completely "today" and a series of freeing designs aimed at giving back to the female body its natural look and curves...
...France, many analysts feel that the country's economic planners misjudged the economic trend and kept wage-and-price-stabilization rules in force too long. Twice this year, Finance Minister Michel Debre has been forced to lower his goal for economic growth, first from 6% to 5% and most recently to 4.2%. Wage rates are now rising faster than production and prices are climbing, despite a 41% rise in unemployment (to 212,800) over the past twelve months. Among the Six, only Italy enjoys a vigorously expanding economy, with prospects for a 6% growth this year amid stable wages...
...everyone is happy about the trend. Budapest shuddered with the exposure of a private casino for party big shots at Lake Balaton, where the prizes included a nude state-airline hostess, dipped in chocolate. And not long ago a Prague newspaper complained that race tracks "seduced" Czech youth, fostered "idleness, deceit and crime." But another paper wisely bet on the party. "People today have more money than ever before," it said. "You can't blame the state for wanting a slice...
...period. "The availability of scientific funds goes in waves," he said. "Sputnik, for instance, led to a fat period and the reins were loosened. The war in Vietnam, on the other hand, with its increased defense spending, has led to a lean period. I do not see an increasing trend of tightening reins in government support. We are simply in a lean period...