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...Despite such potential roadblocks, the decision was hailed by railroaders, whose fortunes are improving after a long slump. From 1955 to 1961 the profits of the 102 Class I railroads sagged from $921 million to $382 million. In the past year or so, however, the railroads have begun to hum along again. This year their revenues will rise 2% to $9.6 billion, and profits will jump 10% to a six-year high of $630 million...
...Marshal. For his part, it was Marshal Tito's presence, rather than his words, that lent excitement to his visit. Tito's address to the United Nations General Assembly was a ho-hum, all-things-to-all-men bid for continued ways to reach peaceful coexistence...
...hum of West Germany's economy has given off some static recently with the ominous crash of several industrial giants, including Automaker Carl Borgward and Shipbuilder Willy Schlieker. Last week another big one swayed perilously close to collapse...
...Laborites who filled Scarborough's three-tiered Spa Great Hall were buoyantly aware that all Britain was watching them-and the man who is expected by the majority (56%) of Britons to be their next Prime Minister. The delegates fidgeted impatiently through the first day of ho-hum oratory. Finally, at the stroke of 10 o'clock next morning, Harold Wilson rose to make the keynote speech as the new leader of the Labor Party. For a solid minute, the delegates roared and clapped their approval, while Wilson gazed vacantly over their heads, as if groping for words...
...English 123 (Harry Levin on Shakespeare), and History 61a (Frank Freidel's basic American history course) as his classes this year. If these didn't appeal to him, he might try Nat. Sci. 9, Fine Arts 13, Philosophy 1, and Social Sciences 136 (David Riesman). Or Hum. 3, English 115 (Chaucer), Government 124 (Constitutional law), and Slavic 150 (Russian-lit-in-English...