Word: grosse
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Gross Illogic...
...burdened, world-involved American. But in 1952, with only 7% of the world's people, the U.S. produced 52% of the world's mechanical energy, and used it so wisely that it made 65% of the world's manufactured goods. In 1952 the U.S. achieved a gross national product-of $350 billion, the greatest material outpouring in its history...
...DEBT. The fast-growing U.S. economy makes the national debt less frightening than it once seemed. In 1932 the debt of $19 billion was about 30% of the gross national product of $58.3 billion. In 1945 the debt was 20% bigger than the gross national product. But in 1952 the debt was only about 75% of the gross national product. The great trouble was that the debt was so liquid, i.e., too much of it was in short-term notes that must be "rolled over" (refinanced) every 90 days or so. To put the financing of the debt...
...Last year U.P. earned $68.8 million, nearly $1,700,000 more than the second-place Santa Fe on 11 % less gross revenue. Oil operations produced $31.5 million of U.P.'s total...
...value of most gewgaws has risen since then, but Oscars have outstripped them all. Hollywood publicists have long since discovered that these "noncommercial" citations for artistic merit have a specific box-office value: a mere Oscar nomination can add about $100,000 to a movie's gross. An actual award, if well exploited, may be worth...