Word: gross
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...biggest prizewinners it has handled: Battlefield, which went for $4,500 and has already earned $430,000; Alsab, which sold for a paltry $700 and earned Owner Mrs. Albert Sabath $350,000; and Man o' War, the equine immortal which went for $5,000 and racked up a gross track income...
Although he said he was not attempting to forecast the future, Ruml expects America in 1960 to have a 39 hour average work week and a gross national product of $455 billion. This would present an increase of 60 percent over the corresponding figure...
...HARVEY GROSS...
Turkey, making a thorough checkup at the start of the new year, found itself in excellent shape. The U.S. has pumped $400 million into its bloodstream since the war. By diligently using these millions to expand its productive capacity, the Turks have tripled their gross national production. U.S. Mutual Security officials deliberately encouraged the Turks to spend their aid on economic expansion, which would return repeated dividends, instead of on direct military purchases. The country's resulting economic boom has brought $100 million more (a 17% increase) in government revenues in the last year, which in turn enables...
...countries-will have their attention focused on Canada." The picture of Canada's economy that Howe can paint for his Latino hosts is one of continuing boom in 1952 and even better prospects for 1953. With a population of only 14,500,000, Canada in 1952 pushed its gross national product to an estimated $22,750,000,000, a per capita output second only to the U.S. More than $5 billion was poured into new industry and capital investment, 90% of it by Canadians themselves. Employment and personal incomes rose to record highs, while prices leveled...