Word: paced
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...railroads, more than $1 billion worth of new power dams, improved port facilities, even a $100 million new capital in the interior-Brasilia-that focuses the nation's eyes on the untapped west. Along with this public investment, a private industrial giant has grown up at the lively pace of the sambas that are played in some factories to keep production hopping. Samples...
Change of Pace. Before the plane crash, the Republicans had hoped that Menderes' highhanded treatment of the press and the opposition, and the inflation caused by his ambitious economic development program, would ultimately bring Menderes down. Republicans are now afraid that Menderes. enjoying his new mystical popularity, may call a snap general election. They decided to hit the road themselves. Inonu's spirited welcome and the public resentment against his rough treatment suggest that the country may be fairly evenly divided at the moment. At week's end Inonu canceled a scheduled visit to Berlin. Said...
...will increase to well over 200 million," said LIFE'S Publisher Andrew Heiskell last week, looking toward the 1960s. "We expect real income to rise 4% per annum, with the result that an additional 6,000,000 families will have incomes of $5,000 or over." To keep pace with that national growth, LIFE (circ. base: 6,000,000) last week announced its plans for moving into...
...suit new artificial environments. He is also fascinated by another talent of slugs. When the temperature of their environment rises, their heartbeat, breathing and metabolism all increase. But a speeded-up slug kept at high temperatures does not burn out. After a while, it resumes a normal, sluglike pace. Some regulating system has adjusted its behavior to the new high temperature...
...Automakers sold 503,890 cars in April -first half-million month since June 1957 -and they produced 578,825, the most since 1955. More important, the production rate was gaining speed, advanced 13^% from late April to early May, and was 74% ahead of last year's pace...