Word: pers
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...write that close to 1970 about 10 million cars per year will be sold. That can only mean that by then our roads will be so choked up that you can walk faster than a car can move...
First down the ramp was Massachusetts' Jack Kennedy, who agreed that the compromise 1959 Labor-Management Act (TIME, Sept. 14) "contains many unfair and unsound and one-sided provisions," promised more favorable legislation, including a boost of minimum wages from $1 to $1.25 per hour in the next session. As for his own record, he had no regrets: "Jimmy Hoffa may not approve of me, but I do not apologize for having earned his hostility." The delegates gave Kennedy a rousing, standing ovation...
...with figures carefully chosen to indicate that Russia is far closer to outstripping the West than many an Uzbek peasant might think. For one thing, assert Russia's statisticians, Russia is producing more people than the U.S. Russia's birth rate, according to the yearbook, was 25.3 per thousand in 1958 v. a mere 24.3 per thousand for the U.S., and only 7.2 Russians per thousand died last year while the U.S. mortality rate was 9.5 per thou sand. Furthermore, by the statistics, Rus sia had more marriages (12.5 per thou sand v. 8.3 per thousand...
...drone on about the miracles of collectivization, the student "sport" society dutifully digs foxholes and practices with carbines. As paid employees of the state, students have little trouble passing as long as they remain politically reliable. The school must fulfill its "production plan" and turn out so many graduates per year. Every graduate must pledge to work in whatever job the state assigns...
When it has taken to the air, however, the varsity has not been as impressive. Ravenel's passing has certainly improved, but he has not yet shown the ability to connect for the long gain in crucial situations. He has completed 37.5 per cent for 219, and he is still always a double threat on options...