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Word: facing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...dismal public relations is not the only problem which the growing agency must face. Rapid expansion in its first year brought its own difficulties. "Our first year was valuable as far as development goes, but we must consolidate our gains," Elliott notes. The expansion continues unabated; Burke expects that the stadium concessions, the new weekly calendar, and the student sampler will employ up to 140 at one time. Last year's total business amounted to nearly $30,000 for 125 students, while the new concessions may boost this total...

Author: By Claude E. Welch jr., | Title: The HSA: Older, Wiser--and Bigger | 9/18/1958 | See Source »

...Crimson will face its first test of the year when it engages Tufts in a practice scrimmage Saturday afternoon. The team's season open officially a week from Saturday, against Buffalo...

Author: By Frederick W. Byron jr., | Title: Varsity Eleven Has Depth Problem Below First Team | 9/18/1958 | See Source »

...even optimistic Tex Colbert felt that buyers are not yet as enthusiastic as the industry would like. Said he: "People still show some tendency to wait for further signs of recovery before taking on new obligations." To loosen consumer purse strings, Chrysler spent $150 million to face-lift its cars, installed a swivel front seat in many models to make it easier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Confidence in Cars | 9/15/1958 | See Source »

...share earlier this year, Artloom has soared to a high of $27.63, even though Artloom's business has been as threadbare as a boardinghouse hall carpet. Last week the Securities and Exchange Commission lifted the rug to see what went on, found an old familiar face in an old familiar pattern of action...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WALL STREET: High Jinks in Artloom | 9/15/1958 | See Source »

...face belonged to 43-year-old Hyman Marcus, onetime mathematics teacher who forsook ivied halls for finance. In 1952 Marcus bought into the debt-ridden U.S. Hoffman Machinery Corp., a money-losing pressing-and-dry-cleaning-machine company. After he gained control, Marcus announced grandiose plans to buy up profitable subsidiaries to create a holding company. With plenty of favorable publicity, the company shares rose to $22 a share before the bubble burst and sent the price down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WALL STREET: High Jinks in Artloom | 9/15/1958 | See Source »

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