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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...example, in Iowa's Mahaska County, one farmer let 176 of his 800 acres lie idle in the now-expiring soil-bank "acreage reserve," this year put only 14 acres in corn. In a move matched by many a neighbor, he decided after last week's vote to plant corn on 250 to 300 acres-18 times as much as this year. "If they want corn," said he, "we'll give 'em corn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FARMERS: Corn Unlimited | 12/8/1958 | See Source »

...Halpert are understandably indignant over the invasion of the domain they have defended so jealously for so long. The new gamblers in the art market plunge only on established painters-those already on the big board, so to speak. The purists argue that pictures held like stocks in a bank vault do no one any good. They insist they would rather hold such pictures for the public-which is to say, for the museums-or, failing that, for private collectors who will at least cherish them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Under the Boom | 12/1/1958 | See Source »

...executive closet at Christmas time. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing will send out samples of its Scotch tape products, while Seattle's Simpson Timber Co. will content itself-and many a housewife-with a box of Christmas wreaths and greens. Dozens of others will cut it out altogether. The Bank of America is just sending cards-after all, the thought is what counts. Some, like Magnolia Petroleum Co.. will pass even that token...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THAT CHRISTMAS LOOT,: Santa Bring More Headaches Than Cheer | 12/1/1958 | See Source »

...Bradley Co., of Boston, has placed a $350,00 first mortgage for Sullivan's motel at the Suffolk-Franklin Savings Bank...

Author: By Alan H. Grossman, | Title: Motel Presents Threat To City-Harvard Garage | 11/25/1958 | See Source »

...Banks & Missiles. One of the first test machines was put to work for Cummins-Chicago Corp., makers of bank business machines, which needed a 600% increase in a certain manufacturing process; it got a 1,200% increase. The company also hoped to save $500 a week; it now saves about $1,000 a week on the process. Now Topp's Micro-Path division, headed by Thomas F. Johns, is out showing the machine to U.S. industry. North American Aviation wants four of the machines; Hughes Aircraft is interested in using the machine on a 20-ft. lathe to drill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CORPORATIONS: Automation for All | 11/24/1958 | See Source »

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