Word: backed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...bras upon the ladies. As the troupe's American manager protested publicly, he noted that only New York, of all the cities on the tour (the group has already played Boston and Philadelphia), was affronted by authenticity. After the U.S. tour ends, the African dancers expect to go back to their villages, where they hope to buy land with their ballet earnings and live untroubled by license commissioners...
...market was almost there a month ago, but fell back. At that time it had hit 601.74 on an intraday basis, then retreated to the 590s. The quick push-pull led the experts to talk about the possibility of a sharp selloff ahead, of "technical corrections," "testing lows," etc., etc. After that, it did indeed slip some 30 points. But it resumed its climb, with hardly a thought to the worriers...
...Nine. The fact was that Chairman McCone, his funds cut back by the Bureau of the Budget, had presented a program that went little farther than last year's (TIME, Jan. 26). The Democrats charged that the AEC's plan, which calls for $249 million for atomic power projects in fiscal 1960-more than half of it for the military-actually represents a cut that would provide only $14.5 million in new money for civilian power reactors, v. $74 million authorized last year. AEC would drop six projects intended for 1959, including a 100,000-kw. heavy-water...
...went beefy (225 Ibs.) Hal Roach Jr., whose heavy interests in Hal Roach Studios and Mutual Broadcasting System, two Jacobs' affiliates, spurred him to purchase Guterma's stock interests in F. L. Jacobs. Said Roach: "I want to get what I believe is an inherently good company back in shape." But SEC insisted that the only way to achieve that was for F. L. Jacobs to be placed in the hands of a court receiver. Charged SEC: Jacobs Co. assets were being "dissipated, misused and alienated," and Guterma was "deliberately walking out" on loan obligations he backed with...
Battery Booster. For motorists whose batteries run down in winter from too much low-speed, nighttime driving with heater and defroster, Consolidated General Products of Houston announced a generator overdrive to help charge the battery. At low driving speeds the overdrive speeds up the generator, cuts back at regular car speed. Price...