Word: payments
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...between guns and butter, the middle-class German has to choose between having a Putzfrau or having a Mercedes, a vacation in Majorca and a TV set. And when he opts for thetPutzfrati, it's she who goes to Majorca, buys the TV set and makes a down payment...
...Japanese steelmen are also being investigated by the U.S. Government, but have not yet been ruled upon; meanwhile, they are stepping up their exports to both the U.S. and Europe. They have impressed Washington with their arguments that steel exports are profitable to them even at cut prices because payment is quicker, warehousing cheaper and loan interest rates easier than on domestic sales. Like the Japanese, the Europeans admit that they have been selling below list price in the U.S., but claim that they have also been discounting from their list prices at home in the face of soft markets...
Suggests Half Payment...
...large coal producers. The agreement permitted the mine owners to mechinize, but at the same time attempted to force them to share the difficulties which the transition period caused the miners. A minimum wage of $24.25 for an eight hour shift and a 40 cents per ton royalty payment to the union welfare fund were essential parts of the contract...
...antipathy and lack of understanding that exists between Reed and Howell is tragic, because their views on what should be done are very close. Both accept the fact that payment by tonnage--rather than by hours--is the correct way to run a truck mine. Both maintain that the inefficient truck mines should close, although Reed thinks they will close themselves and Howell feels they should be forcibly shut down. Howell would be willing to settle for a guarantee of around $18-20 a day; Reed would quickly accept $15. And Reed is willing to pay the royalities even though...