Word: americans
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...lack of real hope for future improvement, there was general agreement that even on the road the theater could be counted on to keep dying for a long time. The only solid way to fix stix is through clix. Said Warren Caro, executive director of Theatre Guild-American Theater: "Basically, it all goes back to Broadway. The road's ups and downs reflect the strength of the New York season. If New York offers good and popular plays, the road doesn't have to worry...
...Murrow in an interview that lasted just long enough (seven minutes) for picture taking. The New Dealing New York Post found in the program some vague evidence of capitalism's corruption ("Sales are sometimes clinched by a clinch ... in the world of free enterprise"). The New York Journal-American saw the whole thing as grist for Communist propaganda, sent out a girl reporter to interrogate Murrow. The reporter tracked him to the very door of a CBS washroom, but got no information, was reduced to reporting about his red suspenders ("They're cute"). The Journal also came close...
During the next five years the American Trucking Associations estimate that the need for trucks will rise 20%. With the trend toward heavier trucks, in which White has a powerful lead, Black figures that White's business should rise even more...
...AMERICAN EXPRESS credit cards have been issued to 500,000, v. 940,000 who hold Diners' Club cards...
...Three automakers are deep in crash programs to get into the market with small, compact cars. As small European and U.S. cars grabbed 15% of the market, American Motors presented fresh evidence of how profitable the market is. American's President George Romney reported that in the fourth quarter of 1958 the company earned $21 million, or $3.56 a share, nearly as much as it cleared in the previous twelve months. Studebaker-Packard's Lark sold so well in the first ten days of January that the company for the fourth time has raised its production...