Word: gained
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...with the public soars, its reputation among jazzmen is declining. They regard it as a giant public relations carnival-"a jazz supermarket," Trumpeter Davis calls it. Saxophonist Desmond feels that Newport is all right "for the young fellows just getting started," but that established stars "have nothing specially to gain, and the critics present can give us a roasting...
...PRODUCTIVITY per man-hour advanced 2.7% from fourth quarter of 1957 to this year's first quarter-double the gain of all last year-as companies cut marginal operations and workers hustled to hold jobs...
...scramble for top space leads to all sorts of methods to gain preferential treatment. Some companies resort to toasters, TV sets and other gifts (though rarely straight cash) to get the edge over competing brands. But most companies depend on their traveling sales representatives to wangle more space for their products. It is considered perfectly legitimate to help store managers "arrange" their shelves, even though the "arrangement" often winds up with a competitor's product buried out of sight and reach. Such sharp practices are gradually dying out because companies can work a much better deal with top management...
...week in its monthly report on the U.S. economy. It is no longer a question of touching bottom-that happened some weeks ago. The question now is how fast the recovery will spread. "Even the incomplete data for the second quarter add up unequivocally to more than a seasonal gain." Not only did defense outlays and public works shoot ahead, but housing, car sales and production of steel, lumber, apparel, aircraft, petroleum were all on the upgrade. The FRB index of production, which rose a point in May, will probably be up another point for June, said FORTUNE. "Together, these...
...first time in six months, the nation's stalled railroads showed signs of picking up speed. Freight carloadings jumped 7% in a fortnight, hit a 1958 high of 612,715 cars. The rise was in all types of freight, with the most significant gain in wheat shipments. Railroadmen expect that wheat shipments will reach a peak around July 4, stay high as the U.S. harvests its fourth fattest crop in history...