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TIME's economists see no boom, no bust ahead...
...rapid advance needed to cut unemployment would plunge the nation into still worse inflation, have kept the economy "on a tightrope." But the economists agreed to a man that business will come out of its summer slowdown-indeed, is already doing so-into a period of steady no-boom-no-bust expansion. Said Walter Heller, University of Minnesota professor: "The middle-aged recovery has gone through its mini-pause...
Despite all the talk about a religion boom and the fact that 125 million people are on church membership rolls, masses of Americans have nothing whatsoever to do with organized religion. According to a 1974 report by the Glenmary Home Missioners, a Roman Catholic agency, they number about 80 million...
...boom in adult courses proves you are never too old to learn
From Hollywood, a boom town with a village psychology, film producers have long been roaming the world searching for unusual locations that will jolt the jaded eyes of moviegoers. Having dispatched camera crews from Abidjan to Zempoaltepec, movie moguls are now discovering an inviting area closer to home: the U.S. Midwest. In the view of film executives, America's heartland is "virgin territory" on the screen, unknown even to many Americans-not to mention foreign movie buffs. It also offers the stark authenticity that many current movies demand: steel mills, gritty factory towns, ghettos black and ethnic, as well...