Word: businessmen
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Those stupid Republican businessmen," cried one of the nation's top Republican politicians on a don't-quote-me basis. "They insisted on right-to-work." Then, turning to Washington newsmen, he said: "Strike the word 'stupid.' " And then, five minutes later, he shook his head and cried again: "Those stupid Republican-businessmen." Echoed Ohio's Republican State Chairman Ray Bliss after seeing his state ticket swamped by Ohio's landslide against right-to-work: "During the past year I repeatedly warned the proponents of this issue that this defeat would be the possible...
South Korea. "How can you expect foreign investment when your own businessmen distrust your own currency, and your own banks charge your businessman interest of 4% a month on loans...
Manhattan businessmen will be able to commute to San Francisco for lunch, be back home after an afternoon's work in time for bed. Weekend flights to London and Paris will be as easy-perhaps easier -than weekend drives to the country in jam-packed Sunday traffic...
...businessmen left in America," says Convair President Jack Naish, "with whom you can close a $100 million deal on his word alone." After Smith decided to order the Convair 600 jet, he called on Naish, chatted briefly about fishing and baseball, then suddenly blurted: "Hey, my guys tell me this 600 is a pretty good airplane." Naish agreed. Said Smith: "We want 25. How much will it be?" Naish told him $100 million. "O.K.," said C. R.-and walked...
...economists and businessmen who gathered this week at the University of Michigan's annual economic-outlook conference took a rosy look into 1959. After making a study of no big U.S. corporations, speakers predicted that 1959 corporate earnings will run 25% above...