Word: visitor
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Salute to Congress" night, more than 100 Senators and Representatives, many accompanied by their wives, joined Air Force generals, who clustered around do-it-yourself exhibits. If a visitor filled out an AVCO Corp. card and diligently watched a slide program on strategic systems, he got a chance to win a set of matching luggage. Teledyne held a raffle to attract passers-by who might somehow have missed a leggy model dressed in short shorts of Air Force blue and a clinging blouse topped by five stars on each exquisite shoulder...
...entirely different realm. America appears to be a complete enigma for people in the Soviet Bloc. Among some there was a consciousness similar to that of early 20th century immigrants who arrived at Ellis Island believing the streets were paved with gold. People like this constantly interrogate the American visitor about salaries, apartment size, leisure time, and so on, not because they are faring particularly badly, but because the image of unlimited wealth and opportunity in the U.S. has yet to be dispelled. Others wonder more about sheer size--size of buildings, of cities, of airports or of cars. Still...
Inside the tiny church, parishioners crowded close to get a better view of the visitor, dressed splendidly in a braided gold miter and brocade cope. As they watched, the prelate moved in front of a large table, pronouncing the words of blessing with a Maurice Chevalier accent and making the sign of the Cross over hammers and screwdrivers, a violin, a teacher's notebook, a housewife's wooden spoon, an artist's brushes...
...proper "power office" should be in the corner, of course, decorated with power colors (a strong blue with a touch of red−to inspire fear−is good) and with chairs low and ashtrays just out of reach to discombobulate visitors. Where the visitor sits in an office is crucial. If the host seats him directly across his desk at A (see top diagram), it means the host is ready to make a deal. The visitor should then move his chair to B, encroaching on the host's space. If the host is trying to evade a deal...
...junior high entrance exam-attend the school. A typical class starts at 8:30 a.m. and continues for 50 minutes with the teacher asking questions and 100 pupils chanting back the answers. ("When did the Russo-Japanese war break out?" "When was the League of Nations formed?") Recently, a visitor asked one student if she found the routine boring. "No," she replied determinedly. "It's very useful...