Word: metalled
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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PACKAGING MERGER between Continental Can Co. and Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. has gone through despite Justice Department objections. Manhattan Federal District court refused temporary injunction blocking merger as antitrust violation, but Justice will proceed with civil suit against Continental, try to undo merger of two companies (second biggest in metal-and glass-container fields respectively) later...
...automation. The computer will tell a businessman immediately how daily transactions in sales, payroll, inventory, production, etc. affect any desired aspect of his business. Called RAMAC (Random Access Memory Accounting machine), the computer also serves as an electronic filing cabinet in which company figures are stored on 50 magnetic metal disks, will turn out any needed figure in seconds, thus eliminate endless hours of file checking. Rental per month...
...collection now includes a phonograph amplifier that works well and loudly in a furnace at 1,500° F., where an ordinary assembly of the same type turns into a puddle of molten glass and metal...
Shadows on the Water Garden. Embassy workers will look out into an enclosed court and water garden, screened over with metal-mesh aluminum to break the sunlight and give the effect of light filtering through tree branches. "With the courtyard," Stone points out. "the building will also get cross ventilation when it is not necessary to use the air conditioning." To set .off the building, Stone is using "another Oriental device," a pool to reflect the structure...
With that hunk of metal, on display at the International Foundry Fair in Dusseldorf this month, German steelmen aim to impress the world with the rise of their industry. Since 1950, German steel production has increased 76%. In 1954 it surpassed the previous 1938 peak. Last year Germany nosed out Great Britain, became the world's third largest steel producer (after the U.S. and Russia...