Word: trend
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Misha Allen, an emigre from Russia living in Toronto who has collected more than 700 modern Soviet songs. "Probably the state regards the songs as a safety valve for the rebellious. Besides, many are patriotic." Still, as Allen points out, the Soviet authorities are not exactly delighted about the trend. Recently, tapes acquired in Russia by a few Western tourists have been seized by Soviet customs. The government has also tried to divert the public's attention from the biting new ballads by reissuing old favorites on records, like pre-revolutionary gypsy tunes, that were officially denounced as decadent...
...bare chest underneath. Suddenly this summer, the undershirt is very much back in-but not as an undergarment. Violently colored and decorated with cartoon characters (Mickey Mouse), symbols of dissent (a marijuana plant) or simple slogans (Fly the Friendly Skies of Cambodia), the shirts are a bright new trend for the kids-and the Over-30s too. Much more than other clothing, they are designed to convey the wearer's feelings. Hearts on sleeves are no longer necessary; now the message is right out front...
...conviction that the economy is past the worst of its troubles began growing among professional observers in early summer, and has been greatly strengthened by the latest data. The Government's index of leading indicators-those measures that tend to move ahead of the general business trend -gained 1.6% in July, the sharpest increase since April 1969. Thanks to a drop in farm prices, the wholesale price index fell 0.2% in August, its first decline on a seasonally adjusted basis since April 1967. That would seem to promise a continuation of recent slowdowns in retail price rises. The consumer...
...showed no clear signal, but its latest advisory predicts a recovery starting in the fourth quarter. Dr. F. Thomas Juster, vice president of the National Bureau of Economic Research, which decides what business movements should be deemed "recessions," says he now doubts that the bureau will call the present trend by that politically charged name...
After surveying 50 top agency chiefs on their diversification plans, Barton A. Cummings, chairman of Compton Advertising, recently concluded that the trend is likely to increase. Outside ventures have a powerful attraction for agency men trying to improve their chances for corporate growth and bring more stability to their all-too-volatile business...