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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Cheers to the Pikeville College students [Nov. 29]. Why call it a "protest in reverse" when students seek to gain an education? "Dialogue," "confrontation" and "polarization of ideas" can be had on the streets and across the back fence. Who needs college for that? It's refreshing to see at least some students who would rather learn than burn...
...Will the U.S. economy continue to expand in the year ahead? One reliable clue can be found in capital spending, the money that businessmen invest in new plant and equipment. This year's outlay will reach about $64.5 billion, and until recently, forecasters had expected little if any gain in 1969. Behind the pessimism were two negative portents: capital spending fell by an annual rate of $2 billion in this year's second quarter; and in the third quarter, the nation's plants were producing at 83.3% of capacity, a five-year low. Even so, economic signals...
After a survey of businessmen's plans, the investment-advisory firm of Lionel D. Edie & Co. predicted that capital investment in 1969 will grow more than 7%. Last month the McGraw-Hill Survey projected an 8% gain. In its December issue, FORTUNE suggested that capital spending may rise 5% next year, though the increase might just about match the rise in capital-goods prices. Last week the Government joined the chorus of optimism. In the latest of a series of generally reliable surveys, the Commerce Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission projected a growth...
...that scarcely diminishes the cheer at the Detroit Athletic Club. All the automakers are marketing more than last year, when a strike at Ford stalled production, and sales amounted to 8,300,000. Ford has won a 27% share of this year's bigger market, a gain of 2.8 percentage points, mostly at the expense of General Motors, whose share is 51.8%, down three points. Chrysler has advanced much in sales and a bit in market share, with 18%, while American Motors continues to hold...
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