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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...suggestions out of the situation. Meanwhile, the ubiquitous Russians keep at it. The Soviet trade delegation in Lima moved on to Quito last week to discuss an agreement covering Ecuadorian bananas. In Uruguay, Vice President Alberto Abdala packed his bags for a flight to Moscow to sign a $20 million trade pact...
...proposals presented nearly insuperable difficulties. For direct ascent from earth to moon, a giant, 12-million-lb.-thrust rocket would be needed-and there were strong doubts that such a monster could be designed, built and tested before the end of the decade. For Von Braun's earth-orbital scheme, a minimum of two expensive Saturn 5 launches would be needed. Both plans called for the expenditure of as much as 100,000 lbs. of fuel merely to settle a spacecraft from 80 ft. to 100 ft. tall gently on the lunar surface. The JPL idea, while permitting...
...than the analysts are the most active customer's men; they get 25% to 40% of the commissions on their transactions, and often earn well over $100,000 a year. Stephen Weiss, 33, a vice president of A. G. Becker & Co. in Manhattan, last year handled approximately $80 million worth of securities-mostly for individual investors-and earned about...
...French economic picture is the reverse image of that in West Germany. In the first two weeks of February, France's reserves declined $29 million, while Germany's rose more than $121 million. France's ability to compete has been severely hampered by inflation; domestic prices are increasing by an alarming annual rate of 5.5%. One consequence is that French trade deficits have lately been running at more than $200 million a month. Psychology could cause even more havoc than economics. Frenchmen traditionally mistrust their own currency, and they have been spending francs rather than holding them...
...Island. With an economy more heavily dependent on exports than any other in the world, Hong Kong increased sales to foreign customers in 1968 by 26%, to $1.4 billion. Bank deposits climbed 20%. The stock market reached an alltime high. Tourism soared as 618,000 visitors spent $160 million and 200,000 U.S. servicemen on R & R left behind another $60 million...