Word: ooo
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...great hush-hush attended the proceedings where Ovakimian was held for $25,-ooo bail. When the U.S. attorney said that Ovakimian was a key figure in the Government's spy investigations, an FBI man shushed him in alarm. Ovakimian growled at the Soviet consul general, who treated him with vast respect (and posted a $25,000 bond with $50 and $100 bills), identified himself first as a buyer for Amtorg Trading Corp., next as representative of the "chemical trust," last as an agent of "the Commissariat." Around the Amtorg office he was always a feared and mysterious figure...
...British-American companies who refine Government-owned Netherlands East Indies oil finally renewed their contracts with Japan, following a, November agreement which raised Japanese purchases from a basis of 494,000 to 1,800,-ooo tons a year. In case of war the East Indies has the right to allocate such oil. Last week it was still fueling the Japanese Army and Navy...
Last week Reader's Digest reported a thriving Latin-American friendship: Current print order of Selecciones del Reader's Digest is 350,000, biggest of Spanish-language magazines. Of these, about 255,-ooo will go to South American newsstands, 75,000 to subscribers, about 20,000 to Spanish classes in U.S. high schools and colleges...
...Bart Arkell started with $10,-ooo, less than ten employes and an idea that the public would buy hickory-cured ham - his only product at the start. Be fore he eased off he had pushed Beech-Nut to No. 3 place in the U.S. confectionery industry, built its assets to $22,800,000 without a cent of debt...
With Navy expansion galloping full speed, there is hope of an air force of 17,000 pilots to fly the contemplated 15,-ooo planes. This schedule means a vast increase over the 473 turned out last year, the 6,720 expected this year. Already the elimination classes are being hiked from 40 to 100 a month. Before the first month is over, perhaps 20% will be washed out as unsuitable for further training...