Word: climbing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Turning on those members who think he should climb down and ask Moscow's price for German unity, he growled: "After the results of the London negotiations there can no longer be any man in Germany who thinks the time has come to begin something with the Russians." Though many delegates felt that the old man's foreign policy had not borne fruit, only one dared openly to question its inflexibility. When Berlin Deputy Ferdinand Friedensburg suggested in an almost painfully respectful little speech that perhaps Germany should have alternative policies on reunification, the Chancellor leaped...
Dresses with accompanying jackets or coats fill the practicality-plus category. Their cool-cut, sleeveless bodices assure comfort when temperatures climb and the jackets are removed. These double-duty dresses meet the challenge of air-conditioning, which makes keeping warm indoors almost as great a problem as keeping cool outdoors...
Before 3,700 stockholders meeting last week in Schenectady, General Electric President Ralph J. Cordiner announced higher sales and higher profits thus far in 1956 than ever before in history. First-quarter sales were $946 million, a climb of 14% from last year's record; earnings rose to $54.9 million for a 5% increase and another peak. Said Cordiner, casting a sharp eye at the overall economy: "Instead of talking about a possible slowing-down, we should be making a vigorous effort to catch up with our long-term opportunities. It now appears that many of the ten-year...
...perilous outrush of dollars for goods not really needed. Another was an agreement with the International Monetary Fund, the U.S. Treasury and eight U.S. banks for a $75 million stabilization fund to meet possible dollar runs. The free rate is expected to settle around 500, then begin the hard climb back...
...semiannual report to the President and Congress, SBAdministrator Wendell B. Barnes pointed out that earnings of small corporations in the year ending with 1955's third quarter jumped to $627 million, up 42% from the previous year. The climb, said SBA, was proof that they were swiftly pulling out of their post-Korea slump. Though the small business earnings index (1947-49 = 100) was still well below wartime peaks, in a year it moved up 21 points to 67, and is still picking...