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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...There has been more change in agriculture within the lifetime of men now living than in the previous 2,000 years," said President Eisenhower last week in sending to Congress a new farm program designed to bring U.S. Government policy up to date with the U.S. farmer's "unparalleled ability to produce."Principally, the President asked Congress...
Henry said that he was uncertain whether there would be an increase in the number of students admitted to the class of 1962, over previous years. At present, the freshman class numbers about 1,150, including 95 "forced commuters...
Easier moneymen argued that the economy needed a lift. Unemployment was still rising (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS), notably in Detroit. Auto sales were sliding, and Detroit last week rolled out 18% fewer cars than in the same week of 1957 (but 57% higher than the previous week in 1958). Automakers slashed first-quarter production schedules by 13% from the total projected a few weeks ago. In the slowdown more than 9% of Detroit's work force was idle. General Motors has laid off about 6,000; Chrysler last week passed out 4,000 pink slips and more were coming...
...event will be sponsored by the Bingham Oceanographic Laboratory of Yale University with the cooperation of the Nova Scotia government. Yale has invited Harvard, Princeton and three Canadian schools to participate. The five members of each team and their faculty adviser need not have had any previous big game fishing experience...
...first Seminar was held at Wedgeport in early August of 1956. At that time Yale invited St. Francis Xavier University of Antigonish, Nova Scotia to participate. Not a single student attending had previous big game fishing experience. The contestants came from different parts of the United States and Canada, and included one student from Pakistan...