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...than any other President before him in peacetime. He also expected that the U.S. Government would collect more of them-93 billion-than ever before. Congressmen and commentators agreed that the budget balance was "precarious''-which was not only a prudent acknowledgment that federal spending tends to exceed plans, but a succinct observation on the insignificance of nearly $500 million...
...paragraph as composed by Vaughan is not to be confused with the paragraph as defined by grammarians. Sometimes Vaughan's product is no more than a sentence, and seldom does it exceed two. When successful, it is a marvel of compression, laced with wisdom or wit. "The paragraph is an uncompromising medium," says Vaughan. "In 25 or 30 words you have to say something wise or funny, with no chance to pad it out or conceal the lack of point. Also, the paragraph presupposes some information on the part of the reader. The paragrapher can't explain what...
...perhaps also the Liquid Carbonic Division, an indifferent earner. The remainder of General Dynamics' twelve divisions are operating satisfactorily in the black, and some Wall Street analysts believe the company will show a respectable profit in 1962-provided additional write-offs on the jet program do not exceed the $5 to $10 million the directors now predict. But before General Dynamics can realize the promise it once seemed to show, someone will have to give it the aggressive, even arbitrary, leadership to convert it from an artificial colossus to a unified corporation...
...proposal to split and reclassify the stock of Minneapolis' Investors Diversified Services, a $4 billion mutual fund complex currently controlled by Alleghany. Kirby clearly feared that if the Murchisons were allowed to convert all I.D.S. shares into voting stock as they proposed, their voting power in I.D.S. might exceed Alleghany's and allow them to retain control of the Minneapolis giant even if they should lose control of Alleghany...
...given a Chaplinesque twist by Joel Henning. As Professor Kroll, the pompous but observant conservative, Richard B. Stone heroically varies his redundant lines. Had he used his torso as flexibly, the visual effect would have been similarly less monotonous. Joel Crothers as the opportunistic radical leader whose dreams never exceed his political capabilities, and Beryl Kinross-Wright as a housekeeper, turn in two excellent performances...