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This year men's oxford grey denim suits created such a stir that manufacturers be gan wondering if the men's market might not eventually outstrip women and children sales. Other new uses: denim umbrel las, knitting bags, glass cases to match costumes, fancy pants (an oriental-type knee-length woman's garment for lounge wear), men's tattersall vests, women's ensembles of belts, purses and shoes. Cone Mills has 95 different shades and patterns of denim in the fall line it recently showed to buyers. Reeves, Avondale, Simatex and other mills are furiously...
Industry, research organizations, and government are competing for the small number of men with aeronautical training who graduate each year. In this race, government is most often the loser, for the salaries paid by private industry and research organizations far outstrip federal Civil Service pay. The average B.A. or B.S. with a scientific background commands a starting salary of at least $350 in industry today. Private research pays approximately the same...
...petrochemical industry, based on the immense natural gas resources of the oilfields, seemed the fastest grower in 1952. In Texas, where new multimillion-dollar plants were no rarity, some Texans predicted that petrochemicals would outstrip oil as their biggest industry. But Texas and the Gulf Coast had no monopoly on petrochemicals; California was giving it a race, and in the Great Plains' great new oil province of the Williston Basin, North Dakotans were predicting that their own petrochemical industry would soon arise...
...first to mention the principal argument against his candidacy: he will be 75 next November. "I would not reduce my age by one hour to be President," he said. "If there are any who think they can outstrip or keep up with me in fighting for the Democratic Party . . . let them speak up about my age, and let all others keep silent...
Second Car? Vespas have spread into 45 other countries, either through exports or local manufacturers licensed to make them. (The newest plant, in Spain, went into production this year.) Plenty of competitors have also sprung up in Italy. In fact, the cheaper Lambrettas made by the Innocenti Co. now outstrip the Vespa in sales. But this week Piaggio cut the Vespa's price in Italy to $240, enough to undersell the comparable Lambretta model. (Piaggio also is making railroad cars under license from Budd Co., aircraft engines, propellers, light planes...