Word: lowers
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...both the U.S. and the Soviet Union, and upon their chief allies. But does mutual devastation spell mutual defeat? The Soviets answer: no. The priority strikes will destroy the enemy's strategic air and missile bases insofar as these are known. Major cities and industrial centers, on a lower level of priority, will also suffer heavily. Radiological and bacteriological weapons may be used. But this enormous mutual destruction will probably consume the major portion of the respective long-range air and missile forces. Thus the efforts of these forces would in a sense cancel each other...
...corner, the titleholder: U.S. Senator Ralph W. Yarborough, 55, darling of the state's liberal Democrats ("Put the jam on the lower shelf where the little fellow can reach it"). Elected last year to fill out the unexpired term of Price Daniel, who left the Senate to run successfully for Governor, Ralph Yarborough now wants the full six-year term...
...soybean oil, cement, structural steel, window glass. In Jakarta, Indonesians were snapping up Chinese yarn at $390 a bale, $25 cheaper than Japan's yarn. In Thailand, Japanese cotton piece goods had been virtually driven from the market by Chinese prices, which were as much as 15% lower. Other Red bestsellers: bicycles, sewing machines and scented cotton prints. Even in strictly anti-Communist South Viet Nam, where border guards check all cars and passengers to block entry of Chinese goods from Cambodia, Saigon's counters hold China's fountain pens, records, needles, thermos bottles and textiles...
...Speaking of matters monetary, what's with the missions? They must be perking, if all the lower grades are as busy in their behalf as ours. There are penny parades, raffles, candy and cooky sales, statues and holy cards and rosaries to buy: you name it, Sister thought of it last week. (As I understand the parade, the children march around the room, dropping pennies in the mission bank until they run out of funds, the object being, of course, to stay on their feet.) For the upper grades, the approach is more subtle. You forgot your...
Instead of cutting prices, many a manufacturer is pushing cheaper lines or stripped-down models to give customers the impression of lower prices. One reason for the lack of price cuts is that manufacturers' labor costs have continued to rise while productivity has lagged behind. Another reason is that manufacturers have held down inventories so well that there has been little "distress selling" to bring pressure for cuts...