Word: losses
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Undaunted, Gadfly Stokes offered himself as a Labor candidate for the House of Commons in his traditionally Conservative district, talked persuasively about how Britain could rearm not only on a "no profit and no loss" basis, but even without incurring any further interest-bearing public debt, for the Government, explained Candidate Stokes, could simply issue "interest-free money." Ipswich thought so well of all this that she sent her Gadfly to the House of Commons with a landslide majority in February...
Three years ago Mr. Stokes, who is Managing Director of the excavating equipment makers, Ransomes & Rapier Ltd., declared: "The manufacture of shells for profit is revolting!" He offered to start making shells on a basis of "no profit and no loss" and shareholders of Ransomes & Rapier voted unanimous approval, but His Majesty's Government preferred to do business with armorers who figure on making profits, take their own risks of losses...
...higher. Some plans already outlined: > Companies in the Electric Bond and Share system have budgeted $80,000,000 of new construction for 1940 ($66,000,000 authorized this year). > Wendell Willkie's Commonwealth & Southern system (which two weeks ago sold more property to TVA-at a loss of about one-third on book value) is spending an extra $22,000,000 over & above its normal $33,000,000 a year. > Duke Power Co., which powers 7,000,000 cotton spindles (25% of those working in the U. S.), is spending $8,000,000 on an 80,000 kilowatt plant...
...paper and by record, Princeton will be an overwhelming favorite not only to break Harvard's string of victories but to carry off the Crimson's Big Three Championship. To date the Tiger has suffered but a single loss to Cornell's highly-rated eleven...
...Lamarmen will be weakened by the loss of Cliff Helman, ace passer who moved up to the varsity after sparking the 19-13 win over Dartmouth last week. His left-half spot will be filled by Ed Buckley who is down from the varsity with George Haydock who fills in at right end Jim Grunig, a guard...