Word: trended
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Lewis' Babbitt to embody a generation that resolutely refused to get lost. Now a new literary symbol has emerged, a character who is a kind of poor relation to the rich, left-wing intellectual of the brilliant Huxley 'aos. He has started not only a new literary trend in Britain, but he marks the end of an intellectual era. See BOOKS, Lucky Jim & His Pals...
...late '40s. The first Bomarc was flown in 1952, has since been perfected in dozens of tests against high-flying drones; the Air Force now calls its accuracy "superior." With B-52 production slowed down, at least temporarily, the new Bomarc should give Boeing a cushion against the trend to more missiles and fewer manned planes in the U.S. defense budget. Said Boeing President William McPherson Allen: "From now on, Bomarc will increasingly become one of our major concerns...
...Concerning your April 22 article on the naming of Ford Motor Co.'s new dream car, no mention was made of its specifications or design. However, if Ford is holding true to Detroit's trend of recent years, no one need have a "quiverful of literary prizes" to realize that a more fitting name for Edsel would be "S.S. United States...
...Venezuelan government. La Petroquímica's boss is Alberto J. Caldera, Director of Economy in the Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons. The venture puts the government, which already has investments in planes, ships, power and steel, deep into business. Caldera is outspokenly in favor of the trend: "We have the natural gas, we have the oil, we have the minerals, and we have the money. Why shouldn't we industrialize...
...days. In Greensboro, N.C., the Hargett Funeral Home decided to give stamps to purchasers of caskets and cerements. "It seems like people just want something more for their money," said Assistant Manager Nathaniel Hargett Jr. "We figured that to get the trade we would go along with the trend...