Word: demands
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Last week hundreds of farmers thronged into Iowa barns to protest against the readjustment, and to demand the resignation of Secretary Benson. Confident that his course had been the right one, Benson intended to reduce price supports by 3% to 13% on five basic crops next year (wheat supports will come down from 82.5% of parity to 76%) and to cut back the acreage of wheat and cotton...
...GOVERNMENT'S RIGHT TO DEMAND INFORMATION
...help us to know what to do about uncooperative witnesses. Under Marshall's interpretation in the trial of Aaron Burr, it is clear that a witness may refuse to disclose any information which might aid in convicting him of crime, but that the Government has a right to demand from its citizens all other pertinent information in a legitimate inquiry. Embarrassment, or even disgrace, therefore, will not excuse a witness from responding...
Doing Too Much? To reduce demand ?and hold down prices?Rab Butler has twice tightened up on British credit facilities (TIME, Aug. 29). So far all his maneuverings have met with little success. "We are trying to do too many things at once," said Prime Minister Eden last week. "Better roads, modernized railroads, more houses, new power stations to develop nuclear power . . . maintaining our armed forces for service on many continents . . . equipping them with modern weapons?there is nothing to criticize in any of these aims, but they cannot all be met at once. Some must be restrained...
Like the hard-pressed copper fabricators (see below), U.S. steelmakers have seldom been so hard put to supply the nation. Americans are using steel at the alltime record annual rate of 1,350 Ibs. per capita, and demand is mounting steadily for consumer goods and a host of new steel products, e.g., stainless steel sheathing for buildings. Last week in Cleveland, Republic Steel Corp. announced plans for a $130 million plant expansion program that will boost its capacity 16% to 11.8 million tons a year within 20 months. Said Republic's President Charles M. White. 64, who succeeded tough...