Word: vitality
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...politics in off-year 1965 was being conducted in a far tougher and more sophisticated context at state and city levels. Put simply, the voter seemed more concerned than ever with practical results rather than partisan victories, with the contents of the package rather than the label. In races vital to the welfare of their own communities, voters not only crossed party lines but also freely ignored ethnic, religious and economic distinctions to support appealing and constructive candidates...
...oceanographic geology at Southern Cal, land a job to study sediment movements on the ocean floor. Mrs. Sylvia P. Pauley earned $30,000 a year as an interior decorator in Manhattan for such clients as Charles of the Ritz, decided she wanted to be interested in "something more vital than chair legs." At 46, she enrolled at Columbia, got a B.S. in sociology, then an M.A. in educational administration. Today she makes $10,000 helping Job Corps graduates find jobs in eight Eastern states...
...secret mission to inform the Bulgarian underground that Turkey was entering the war on the Allied side and British troops were preparing to launch a massive attack through the Balkans. Then, through a double agent, news was leaked to the Germans that the young officer was carrying vital information and a dossier was supplied on his weakness. The Germans kidnaped the officer, and after they had yanked only two teeth, he broke down and blubbered the purpose of his mission. Thus, at a price of only two teeth, the British kept at least three German divisions pinned down...
...government's policy of deflation may improve the technical position of British goods on world markets, but it cannot eliminate the structural weakness of British industry. In fact, Wilson's present policy may only aggravate Britain's problems by causing economic stagnation--cutting the sources of investment which are vital to industrial modernization. When demand and output are falling, businessmen are not likely to risk the investment required for new machinery and increases in productivity. So long as profits and purchasing power are declining, executives will forgo increases in efficiency...
Excellence in education is of course vital to the future of any state, but it is particularly important to Massachusetts, whose best trump card in the high stakes game of attracting industry is its labor force. Also, a long range solution to the problem of racially imbalanced schools in Boston and elsewhere can be reached only with a large-scale, necessarily costly, school construction program...