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Word: narrowness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...feature is designed to aid lower-and middle-income groups. > An additional $1,100 income exemption for those with annual earnings of $3,300 or less, aimed at removing 5,500,000 poor families from the tax rolls. > A new schedule for single taxpayers designed to narrow the gap between what they pay and what is paid by married people with the same income. Single people now pay up to 40% more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: What the Tax Bill Does | 12/26/1969 | See Source »

...Marpessa sailed serenely past West Africa on the second leg of her maiden voyage, an explosion suddenly ripped her hull. Last week the shattered hulk slipped to the bottom about 50 miles off Dakar. Marpessa was the biggest oil tanker to sink to date. Fortunately, she was empty-a narrow escape from what has become a serious threat to the surprisingly vulnerable ocean...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: The Black Tide | 12/26/1969 | See Source »

...highly unlikely that the Cadets can pull an upset. no matter how uninspired the Crimson's performance, but a narrow victory by Harvard would be almost meaningless. and quite discouraging, in view of the competition the Crimson will meet on Saturday...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Varsity Skaters to Take on Army In Round One of Garden Tourney | 12/19/1969 | See Source »

Army, certainly, should cause little trouble. Its narrow escapes over Middlebury and Princeton, an unimpressive victory over AIC. and a 4-0 loss to mediocre Bowdoin are indicative of its scoring power, and even a bad performance on Harvard's part should not give the Cadets the game...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Varsity Skaters to Take on Army In Round One of Garden Tourney | 12/19/1969 | See Source »

Friedman blames unknowing monetary policy in large measure for the magnitude of the Depression of the 1930s. Partly because so many banks failed between 1929 and 1933, the U.S. supply of money shrank by 33%?and that compounded a worldwide economic collapse. The Federal Reserve, which took a narrow view of its responsibilities, felt itself almost powerless to reverse the tide of events. Not really understanding what should be done, it did practically nothing to offset the contraction of the money supply...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: THE RISING RISK OF RECESSION | 12/19/1969 | See Source »

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