Word: autumn
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...construction of Holmes Hall and the Cronkhite Graduate Center, The Crimson devoted more coverage to the stealing of Lampoon's Ibis, to the annual Miss Radcliffe contest (Lois Love Eberling '54, a concentrator in Social Relations, was the winner in this year's 25th reunion class) and to the autumn, 1953 controversy over whether to extend Radcliffe parietal hours from 10 to 11 p.m. (They eventually were extended, but only for seniors in Group IV or above). The Crimson, and most Harvard men, ignored the many not-strictly-social extracurricular activieis of Radcliffe women. In the early 1950s, they...
Alan Greenspan, economic consultant to major corporations, is concerned because businessmen have lately gone on an ordering spree, in an effort to build up stockpiles of parts and materials for fear of shortages ahead. He fears that inventory accumulation could be strong until the recession becomes apparent in the autumn, and then businessmen would abruptly cut back on orders, plunging the economy into a deeper slump. Says Arthur Okun, senior fellow at Brookings: "Paradoxically, we may have too much business confidence...
...heads of the major industrial nations begins in Tokyo on June 28. But as matters stand, the session is likely to be marred by a barrage of criticism against Japan by both Americans and Europeans, who are openly threatening to take strong retaliatory steps against Japan by autumn...
...companies creating a phony shortage? No. The crisis is real. World supplies are limited, and the present squeeze has been caused by cutbacks that began in Iran last autumn and have spread to other producing countries...
Many legislators have urged Carter to come up with just that sort of program all along, but now they seem ready to condemn him for doing so. Senators and Congressmen from New England, where home heating oil prices in some cases have jumped by 25% since last autumn, complain that decontrol will just make matters worse. Says Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy of Carter's program: "It's bad economic policy, it's bad energy policy, and it's bad for the country." Legislators from Texas, Oklahoma and other petrobelt states argue that Carter...