Word: account
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Over one-third of the magazine is turned over to three student politicians, if that is the word: John Case and Steven Johnson of SDS and John Maher of the May 2nd Movement. Johnson offers a well written account of the intriguing history of SDS. Never does he allow rhetoric to overrun his genuine curiosity. For anyone who considers joining SDS, this article is a must...
...single one of the 13 Arab League states had paid the assessments levied last September in Alexandria to build a Palestinian-Arab army, and only Kuwait, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt had paid their dues for the political arms. In response, the deadbeat states demanded that Shukairy account for the funds he had already received, and one member accused Shukairy of spending $8,400 for custom-made suits at Rome's chic Caraceni tailors...
...after-tax profits run to a high 12½% of sales, but its profit margin on film is even steeper, perhaps as high as 30%. Earlier this year, Land disclosed that Polaroid had passed a significant milestone: sales of film exceeded sales of cameras for the first time, will account for 55% of the company's volume in 1965. Polaroid has thus changed from a company selling mostly a high-priced, seldom-bought product to one marketing a low-priced, often replaced product, somewhat like toothpaste or razor blades...
...story to most big U.S. industries, automation is still a source of pride and wonder to the packers who are using it to transform basic operation. The biggest change has come about in in the production and marketing of processed meats --51;sausages, hams, frankfurters and lunch meats- which account for about a third of the total market. One machine, for example, can now grind out 30,000 hot dogs an hour, all of a uniform weight and length for better cost control. Another, guided by computer punch cards, can chop up huge chunks of meat., frozen or fresh...
Inspiring Salesmen. Supermarkets account for about 45% of the $900 million annual business done by stamp companies (among whom, ten giants led by S. & H. account for 90% of stamp distribution). The total of stamp outlets has increased, but the number of supermarkets distributing stamps has decreased. To offset supermarket losses, the stamp companies have been cultivating new clients. Sperry & Hutchinson, which reported a 5% increase in first-half sales, also had a 29% jump in sales of stamps to 4,000 corporations, including Westinghouse, RCA and Du Pont. The stamps are used as incentives for salesmen or safety awards...