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...mood of Old Prague comes through on some of the pages, much of the book bears out Kafka's own statement form the Conversations that "Photography concentrates one's eye on the superficial. For that reason it obscures the hidden life...One can't catch that even with the sharpest lens...
Though Europeans were united in their distaste for Nixonomic rhetoric, they could agree on little else, least of all on their response to it. The sharpest policy split in Europe divides France and West Germany. The French insist on maintaining a fixed exchange rate against the dollar on commercial transactions, while the Germans contend that all nations, at least temporarily, should float their currencies against the dollar, as Bonn did last...
...effect on Mr. Nixon's ability to carry Michigan and the rest of the country." Michigan's unemployment rate is 9%; other Governors reported the continued concern of farmers over low income and inflation. Indeed, new figures showed the cost of living rose .6% last month-the sharpest increase in 15 months. Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur Burns conceded that there had been "very little progress" in checking inflation...
...organized labor might well accept voluntary price and wage restraints. Then the fear of climbing prices would diminish. The benefits of such a move are clear. Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that living costs in June climbed .5% on a seasonably adjusted basis-the second sharpest rise this year...
...Leinsdorf declared that the bank was "innovative, aggressive, growing and profitable." Even Nader smilingly admitted that "we got the impression that there were real human beings in this corporation, unlike others." Nevertheless, the investigators made serious charges against Citibank, most of which were promptly disputed by Wriston. Samples: - The sharpest accusation was that the bank has aggravated New York City's housing crisis by not putting back into neighborhoods, in the form of mortgage loans, nearly as much as it takes out of them in the form of savings deposits. Although Citibank holds $2 billion in individual savings...