Word: price
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...reply to the Russians, the West had a slogan of its own. The slogan was "freedom." The West wanted German unity, too, but only on democratic terms. It certainly wanted peace, but not at any price. Said Britain's Ernest Bevin: "We may even be called 'comrades' again. You never know." Then he added grimly that Russia was still talking peace while carrying on a "policy of promoting unsettlement all around...
First of the four class activities is the Senior Spread, a formal dance on June 21. Music will be supplied by Claude Thornhill; the price is $4.50, which includes a midnight supper...
This week Dom was turning out 225 cabinets a day at one-half to one-third the cost of wooden ones. In them Brother Ross was installing 10-inch screen television sets. The price: $249.95, about $50 cheaper than the closest competitive model. Siragusa raised Admiral's 1949 production goal from 400,000 units to 500,000, planned to spend $1,000,000 this month alone in advertising...
Down & Up. In a big week, Packard Motor Car Co. cut prices 4½% to 8½% on six models and reported a net income of $3,911,033 for the first quarter of 1949, three times its net for the same quarter last year. The auto price cuts nipped from $26 to $194 off list prices. Furthermore, equipment formerly extra will be included in list prices, so Packard figured that the reductions will actually be from $103 to $246. Prices of a few models in Packard's super line were raised...
...than 100 years ago, were back in production. In the rebuilt original plant at Riverton (formerly Hitchcocks-ville), Conn., enterprising Furniture Makers John Kenney and Richard Coombs were turning out rush-seated Hitchcock crown backs, turtle backs, button backs and plain slat backs, for sale throughout the U.S. The price...