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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Britain's industrial production index (on which 1948 equals 100) was 124 for April, up six points from the year before. Such signs of better times have already led Britain to reopen London's gold and commodity markets, end rationing on everything but meat, and lift restrictions on about half of all imports...
...this era where mere factual knowledge frequently serves as an index of intelligence, the University has symbolized the broad intellectual maturation that learning should...
Some traders have attributed the market rise to the rearmament program, simply because the aircraft stocks have turned in the most sensational performance of all, rising 80% since September. But the fact is that overall. Standard & Poor's index of "war stocks" (e.g., shipbuilding) has risen 35% in that time, and peace stocks have almost kept...
...While Adams testified, Joe McCarthy's attitude ranged from lofty indifference, as he sipped milk and flipped the pages of a newspaper, to deep interest, as he furiously scribbled notes on 3-by-5 index cards. At his side sat Roy Cohn, now whispering, now scowling, now grimacing and turning up the whites of his eyes, now managing a pained smile. On McCarthy's other side was Frank Carr, his pudgy face impassive, the silent man of the hearings...
...West Germany, the boom is still in high gear (TIME, Feb. 15). The German index of industrial production on March 1 stood at 158, up three points from February and 15 points higher than a year ago. Even France, the perennial sick man of the European economy, is feeling better. French output, except for farm production, sagged last year. But business snapped back, and French business leaders are hopeful that further recovery can come about as a result of the government's four-way prescription: 1) tax reductions (made possible, in part, by stepped...