Word: primes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...course, is likely to level violent criticism against the notion of theatre without cost. Some may wonder, though, why and whether Harvard undergraduates should be considered prime candidates for such charity. And By George in a single evening stated the case rather eloquently, drawing more students than has many a Loeb show in the typical eight-performance run. A price of sorts had to be paid for this achievement, but somehow or other last night's spectators got along despite the notable absence of a large share of the Loeb's usual clientele--the proverbial ladies from Malden...
Palace Plot? In any showdown with the fedayeen, Hussein can count on the loyalty of Jordan's 20,000 Bedouins, whom he has recently been placing in army units, but not on his politicians. Last week angry fedayeen leaders called on Hussein's Prime Minister, Bahjat Talhouni, to claim that they had discovered a palace plot to arrest some commandos and pressure politicians to cease supporting them. As Palestinian refugees braced for battle, the Cabinet sided with the fedayeen, conceding them full freedom of movement and promising to resign en masse should the plan go through...
From the Greek. At Bootle, near Liverpool, Prime Minister Wilson opened a $37 million data-processing complex that is to be the heart of one of the most fully automated banking systems in the world. Called Giro-the word comes from the Greek gyros, meaning circle-the system will circulate funds within the country's huge post-office network. With a deposit of $12, anyone will be able to open a Giro account. An account holder can leave standing instructions to have his regular bills rent or mortgage installments, telephone and electric bills-paid automatically out of his account...
Thanks to De Gaulle. A prime factor in the resurgence has been the government's decision to build up defense industries in order to spend more of the military budget inside Israel's own borders. Says Moshe Kashti, Director General of the Defense Ministry and author of the plowshares-into-swords program: "We were buying planes in France and making shirts at home. It seemed logical to make the planes at home and buy the shirts in France...
...down and pick you up. We review all our employees every year. We'll come into your factory and ask your supervisor about you, whether you've shown the ability to work together with other people. Here, we all work together as a team; that is one of our prime qualifications for advancement...