Word: left
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...their children were surrounded by relatives: in-laws, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins. If the relatives did not live within the same household, they were next door or down the block or on the next farm. But as Americans became more mobile, the kinfolk have been gradually left behind. As a result, the typical family has evolved into an isolated "nuclear"' family. It consists simply of a father, a mother and their children, and is usually located miles away from the home of the nearest relative...
...three areas of traditional family life there has been little erosion: reproduction, child care, affection. As a matter of fact, many experts believe that the affections! function is the only one left that justifies the continued support of the family as a social institution. As "community contacts" become more "formal and segmental," says Hill, people turn increasingly to the family "as the source of affectional security that we all crave...
...killed 32 people in a nursing home in Marietta, Ohio, disclosed that the building failed to meet some safety standards, and that personnel had received no training in emergency procedures. The report goes on to note that though the Federal Government dispenses vast funds, inspection of the homes is left to the states, which are often less than diligent...
...fifth recession since World War II-and the mildest-but it interrupted the greatest advance of prosperity that the nation had ever known. The shock of unexpected reverses left deep psychological scars on businessmen, workers, shareholders and politicians. Almost every segment of the population felt aggrieved. Reflecting the uncommon discontent, Brooks McCormick, president of International Harvester Co., said: "The nicest thing about 1970 is that it's over...
...speech to the National Association of Manufacturers three weeks ago, the President said that Burns had given him a "commitment" that the Federal Reserve Board would "provide fully for the increasing monetary needs of an expanding economy." The following week. Burns, in a typically Delphic passage in a speech, left policywatchers guessing as to whether any such deal had been struck. Most common guess: no. Besides, Burns is only primus inter pares on the Reserve's twelve-man Open Market Committee, which regulates the money flow. A number of anti-inflation hawks on the committee, notably the New York...