Word: boosts
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Though many businessmen instinctively squirm at such attempts to control the marketplace, the most serious im pending threat to the economy does not come from any widespread lack of confidence in the Administration but rather from success itself. There is little slack in the U.S. economy - and an anticipated boost of anywhere from $5 billion to $10 billion in defense spending for Viet Nam next year may well expand it to the limit. Shortages of skilled la bor are showing up in the construction, aviation and shipbuilding industries. As a result, draft boards throughout the country have been ordered...
...biggest key to wealth in real estate-and many other businesses-is "leverage," the ability to magnify the power and impact of a small initial investment by operating mostly on borrowed capital. A speculative builder can erect a building for 10% down, then get financing for the rest and boost his after-tax profits by deducting both his interest costs and heavy depreciation...
...League received a boost it prestige yesterday when Dartmouth was named winner of the Lambert Trophy as the East's best football team and Princeton placed second...
Shrout is not the only new freestyler who will give the varsity a boost. All-American high schoolers Phil Chase and Pete Adams, and another freshman standout. Steve Coy, will join veterans Andy Grinstead and Jim Seubold to give Harvard what may be its best relay team ever...
...need for complicated electronic parts has given a new boost to the electronics industry. Advance Ross Electronics of Chicago, which makes the deflection yokes and transformers for most manufacturers, has increased its sales in two years from $5.8 to $12 million. MSL Industries of Chicago, which produces both tube fasteners and plastic injection-molded cabinets (with which it hopes to fight wood's new inroads), is spending $8,000,000 to double its capacity, will hire 300 new workers. Corning Glass, the supplier of 90% of all the basic glass "bulbs" for color tubes, recently opened a third plant...