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...stiff 22% O. the U.S.'s 6½%), and exorbitant excise and horsepower taxes increase the European price of Ford's Comet to about $5,000. The U.S. also agreed to tariff easing on certain machinery, electrical gear, steel products, glassware and diamonds. Europe countered with lighter duties on radio and TV transmitters, planes and aircraft parts...
...Britain, with many stops along the way. The Transvaal Castle is strictly one class, fixes its rates ($392 to $2,324) according to size and location of the cabins. The Canberra has first and tourist classes ($767 to $2,761) and an aluminum superstructure, which is so much lighter than the conventional steel that the designers have been able to add a whole extra deck for extra passenger facilities...
Each year thousands of misguided teenagers explore the fuzzy-edged world of the cheap kick. Over the years, they have tried the hopped-up delights of aspirin-and-Coke, cough syrup, Benzedrine inhalers and lighter-fluid fumes...
...clothespins. The defendant in Du Pont's patent infringement suit is Celanese Corp, of America, which recently began to market a plastic called Celcon (pronounced "Sell-con"). Both are acetal polymers and derive from formaldehyde. Both have a high resistance to chemicals, abrasion and wear, are much lighter than the metals they replace. In looks, a layman could scarcely tell a difference between...
...answer to a recent newspaper questionnaire, many young Russians said that they wanted divorce made easier, asked that divorce cases be handled not by the regular judiciary but by the recently established "comrades' courts," composed of ordinary citizens-so far used mostly to deal with juvenile delinquency and lighter cases of "antisocial behavior." While many Russians favor quickie divorces, others press for long, old-fashioned engagements and more romantic wedding ceremonies. To replace the pomp of church weddings, many Russian cities now have "wedding palaces." much like U.S. funeral parlors, where couples can find the music and atmosphere they...