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...thought experience justified building a 200,000-to-5000,000-kw. plant of a particular type, it would tell industry so. Thereafter, industry normally would be expected to do the job alone. If no company came forward and the AEC was still convinced that the plant would hasten low-cost atomic power, the Government could pay a substantial part of the cost...
...carnage trade there were still costlier craft, including Matthews' 42-ft., double-cabin cruiser at $53,000, and Wheeler's 43-ft., flying-bridge sedan at $55,000. But, more than ever, boat builders emphasized economy to lure more middle-income families, made wider use of low-cost, low-upkeep plastics and fiber glass. The percentage of fiberglass craft in the show has doubled since 1957; this year 150 of the 430 vessels were of fiber glass...
...growing army of oldsters, most of whom cannot afford health insurance, a plan was offered last week by the A.M.A.'s Council on Medical Service. Patterned after programs now available only in limited areas under local Blue Shield auspices, it would encourage a nationwide system of low-cost, prepaid voluntary health insurance for oldsters below a certain income level (not yet determined). To make the plan work, physicians must agree to accept lower-than-usual fees for their services to such patients. The all-powerful House of Delegates approved the plan unanimously, thus put the A.M.A. on record...
...taught cleverness and patience by history, are generally more devoted to their kinsmen than their nation, and are suspicious of every move by those in power, Iran would be an easier country to govern. For example, Iranian slum dwellers have been known to refuse to move into newly completed low-cost housing because they were sure that there must be a trick...
Bernard Zehrfuss, 48, who built his reputation with low-cost housing units in North Africa, took over on site planning, bulldozed the unconventional structures through Paris' complex building codes, coordinated multilingual teams of workmen...