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Despite the economy's strength, said Economist Saulnier, "the November and December figures were bad. No mistake about it. I had hoped that this cyclical movement would be one in which growth would be resumed without any considerable change in a downward direction. I would concede that the declines in November and December may perhaps go a little bit beyond that...
...them. Naked torsos are lined up in a sterile examination room like sheep. Barbers briskly shear them. Then come the relentless weeks of screamed orders and merciless reprimands ("Hey, stupid, you shave this morning?" "Get that crummy chin up!"), reaching a crescendo in the savagery of bayonet drill. "Downward slash!" barks the drillmaster. "You know what that means." At that point, the Paris audience invariably gasps...
...Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission last week came encouraging-though hardly bullish-news about business spending on new plant and equipment. In 1960, said the agencies, this spending was cut back only 4%, will run about 10% ahead of 1959. It was the Government's third downward revision-to an annual rate of $35.7 billion-of its original estimate of $37 billion. But the drop-off was so small that it was not a major depressant on the economy. While the report estimated that plant and equipment outlays will slide further to $34.9 billion in the first...
...trend of grades after the first year was slightly downward for those answering the poll, a contrast with the slight upward trend for the College as a whole. This might be related to the higher grades generally given in upper level courses, which would make first year standing higher than would otherwise be expected...
...NAVY ATTACK PLANE, the Intruder, will be built by Grumman Aircraft under a $70,100,000 contract. The twin-jet plane is first U S ship to tilt tail pipes downward so jet blast can help lift it off carrier...