Word: demands
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...suggested, the French government should recognize "the national entity and personality of Algeria ... on the basis of freedom," and enter into direct negotiations with the rebels. Since Nehru has considerable influence in the Arab-Asian bloc, Frenchmen noted gratefully that he had refrained from backing the rebels' demand for "independence," and had further urged "recognition that Algeria is the homeland of all the people in Algeria, irrespective of race," i.e., of one million Frenchmen as well as eight million Moslems. Nehru's proposal got no immediate response, but then, as one Indian government official remarked, Nehru was only...
Arsenic Pudding. Last month in London a delegation of Singaporeans, including both Marshall and Lee, presented British Colonial Secretary Lennox-Boyd (see box) with a demand for full control of Singapore's internal affairs. When the British showed no disposition to turn over Singapore's police to the local government, Marshall slapped down a draft bill for Singapore's full independence, with the last word on internal security resting with the Singaporeans. Said he: "I am resigning immediately unless I get my proposals accepted...
...David J. McDonald will present could cost as much as 60? an hour for every worker, increase the average cost of $129-a-ton finished steel upwards of $12 a ton. But steelmen guessed that McDonald would settle for considerably less. At the top of the package is the demand for increased weekend pay, which alone could boost labor costs by 30? per man-hour. The Steelworkers' main objective is to put workers on a Monday-Friday week, though this would demand widespread reorganization of the industry. Jones & Laughlin Chairman Ben Moreell was hopeful last week that...
Since both sides seemed to be anxious for a peaceful settlement, few industry leaders expect a strike. Auto cutbacks have eased demand in the past month, taking some of the steam out of union claims that the industry will be operating at capacity for the foreseeable future. Said a union official last week: "This one should be real good and real quick...
...tour of his empire last week, Board Chairman Harvey S. Firestone Jr. of Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. took a long look ahead at the industry's future. "In ten years," he said, "world rubber consumption will climb 52% to 4,400,000 long tons annually. If demand is to be met, plans to expand must be put into effect now." Firestone did more than talk, he backed it with cash. His company announced plans for a $5,300,000 tire factory and a plantation in the Philippines which, starting in 1957, will roll out 100,000 tires a year...