Word: guys
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...average buyer today is fairly young, probably in his 40s, and well-to-do. "Along with old money and society," says Atlanta Auctioneer David Ramos, "the young guy who scored in real estate is becoming an increasing part of our clientele. Also there are successful young lawyers who are investing in antiques for their homes and offices." The protests of purists notwithstanding, many people are buying tangibles as a green hedge against wilting paper of whatever kind, dollars or marks, stocks or bonds. As Sotheby's chairman, Peter Wilson, points out: "There's not a single person...
...manners heretofore ascribed to some Jewish studio heads. The unfortunate result is to create two stereotypes where one is more than enough. The characterization nevertheless has its uses. Adani sends a class operator to California to make a deal with Farber. He bears the elegant name of Guy Barrere and a resume that includes the Columbia University School of Journalism and Rolling Stone...
...industrial nations and eagerly replaced their oxen with tractors and generators. Now they are paying the price of a 1600% rise in OPEC prices since 1970; they cannot do without oil but cannot afford to buy it. Admits an official of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization: "The guy who was en lightened enough to follow our advice to buy machinery and fertilizer is in a bind, while the farmer who kept his water buffalo is in much better shape...
...Instead of going to Bermuda, a guy's going to buy a new pipe," Piper said...
Carter, 44, has been Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs ever since Jimmy Carter (no kin) took office and is a favorite among the always skeptical Washington press corps. "He is the best guy I have seen in his job in 20 years," declares Boston Globe Columnist William Beecher...