Word: boom
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...longer would they have to throttle back for their pass above the Will Rogers pylon. They could let down as fast as they wanted to - provided that they stayed above 5,000 ft. so that the shattering racket of a "sonic boom" would not un nerve spectators or jostle instruments...
...from being understood-quite far-even by our friends," Pissarro confided to his son toward the end of his life. In his day he was reconciled to receiving $500 for a painting. But since then, the boom in impressionist paintings has far surpassed his wildest imaginings. Today Paris art dealers get $15,000 for a small Pissarro oil. The estimated value of Peasant Digging...
...discredited after his defeat by Republican William McKinley. But the easy-v. tight-money controversy, bitterly disputed ever since the founding of the American Colonies, is far from dead. Last week it was livelier than ever. The question: Is money so scarce that it is pinching off the boom and threatening to plunge the U.S. into recession...
Most bankers are confident that inflation can be pinched off without killing the boom. Says Federal Reserve Board Chairman William McChesney Martin Jr.: "I have faith in the future of this country. The road ahead is clear. The only question is: Shall we be irresponsible and drive along that road at 90 m.p.h. with one hand on the wheel? Our recent action was one of a series of moves indicating our faith in the economy, but warning some people not to go too fast...
AUTO AIR CONDITIONING boom in '57 models is predicted by Detroit motormakers. Ford says its '57 air-conditioning-unit sales may reach 75,000, three times this year's anticipated...