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Most of the newly independent nations (and many of the old ones) have scarcely caught up with the 20th century, but diplomatic politeness makes it non-U to refer to these countries as "backward" or even "underdeveloped." To close the word gap U.N. delegates have developed a dictionary of discretion. Some euphemisms: Less privileged, less developed, developing, emerging, have-not, catchup, lowincome, needy, "poorest third" (used by Secretary-General U Thant), dependent, recipient and restless. Paul Hoffman, head of the U.N. Special Fund, is popularizing "modernizing nations," which seems to be catching on as the new vogue phrase. A still...
...Rockefeller had never been much interested in politics or in being in the limelight. As Rockefeller's political ambitions grew, so did the gap between his interests and Tod's. When Rocky first made known his plans for divorce, his wife, his brothers and his advisers tried to get him to change his mind-but Rockefeller was adamant. The November announcement of the marital breakup came like political thunder. Then, less than 48 hours later, came word of the loss of the Rockefellers' youngest son, Michael, in the waters off New Guinea, and the Governor...
Useful Pawn. In San Francisco's morning field, Hearst's once dominant Examiner (circ. 278,173) is fighting for its very life against the rejuvenated Chronicle (300,131). Not only has the Chronicle stolen a circulation march on Hearst, but it is rapidly closing the advertising revenue gap. The ambition of the expansion-minded Chronicle is nothing less than total victory; it would like to drive Hearst clear out of town...
Last week a plump Montclair, N.J., housewife was working hard at closing the string gap: aided by a Guggenheim grant, Carleen Maley Hutchins was devising the members of a new family of seven stringed instruments-including a vertical viola...
Many market professionals expect that the gap will narrow a bit more, but few anticipate that stocks will yield more than bonds in the foreseeable future. The often-expressed notion that stocks should pay more income than bonds because they are riskier is scouted by New York University Economist Jules Bogen. Says he: "Stock yields should average lower than bond yields in the long run because only stocks offer the benefits of growth. The lines of stock and bond yields will cross only if the outlook for the economy becomes a lot darker than it is now and investors become...