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Both of these estimates exceed the 3.5 per cent increase suggested by the Presidential Board, similar to the one just established, which studied the dispute...
Though all of these proposals exceed the guidelines, Rosenthal did not think the policy could be completely discounted as a dead letter. "At the very least," he said, "we'll be talking about them for some time...
...idea is still in the discussion stage, and a timetable for construction hasn't even been contemplated. With Harvard's large fund-raising commitments--the new Program for Harvard Science seeks $49 million and the University's total needs probably exceed $150 million--it may be five or ten years before anyone even considers the project seriously...
...pears (Michigan Fruit Canners and USP Corp.). Cummings calls his company an "autonoplex," for autonomous complex. Each of the 20 divisions is independent, sends a weekly financial, statement to Cummings, who aims for them to earn a pre-tax 20% on employed capital. Two-thirds of the divisions exceed that target. The most profitable are Sara Lee, Ohio's Lawson Milk Co., Booth Fisheries, Shasta Beverages and Eagle Food Centers...
Financial Monsters." The reason that commercial banks have gained while others have lost is that bankers have found a way to exceed the 4% interest ceiling on easily withdrawn passbook savings. They have done this by selling "certificates of deposit," which pay up 10 5½% for funds left on deposit for a fixed time, usually three months. The so-called C.D.s, in denominations as low as $25, have attracted $37 billion now constitute a volatile one-fourth of interest-bearing deposits in commercial banks...