Word: expander
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Whaman said that the "tremendous demand "for Freedom Schools from Negroes throughout Mississippi had prompted COFO's decision to expand the program. "I don't think anyone expected the response we've gotten," he said...
...year of boom, the Common Market is producing 11% more steel and 10% more autos than last year. Clamoring consumers have created shortages of such an everyday product as beefsteak. Almost everyone seems to be earning more and spending more than ever before. By most measures, Europe continues to expand faster than...
...then, the shortage? For one thing, the surge in travel has led airlines to greatly expand their fleets; last week TWA announced the largest equipment order in its history, 33 jets totaling $162 million. The airlines have usually picked up many pilots from the ranks of young officers who quit the Air Force after a few years; but with the switch to missiles, the military is training fewer pilots. Simultaneously, many of the pioneering pilots of the 1920s and 1930s are reaching the compulsory retirement age of 60. The Air Line Pilots Association figures that 1,400 older commercial pilots...
...diversified Avco Corp., he agreed to a deal by which Avco would acquire a small-loan company, Canada's Delta Acceptance Corp., for $48 million in stock. The swap is anything but penny ante for Avco, which has been shopping for growth companies in the civilian market to expand its own $514 million volume in missile parts and motors, corn pickers and coin laundries. Delta last year handled $242 million worth of appliance paper and personal loans; it would now be able to use Avco's good connections to raise more capital. "Dick" Wilson runs Avco with easy...
...several languages, they are self-confident in discussing the great painters, gourmet restaurants and gross national products of many countries. They tramp the African bush and they savor champagne at diplomatic receptions, where they advise chiefs of state to start new plants or shut down old ones, to expand or contract imports, to invite or restrict foreign capital. The Presidents and Ministers are receptive to the advice, partly because many of them have a much finer appreciation of the nuances of economics than political leaders used to have. Several economists have risen to head governments, including West Germany...