Word: profits
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Turning again to the Westerners, Khrushchev declared: "You say we want war, but you have now got yourselves into a position I would call idiotic" ("Let's say delicate," offered Mikoyan) "but we don't want to profit by it. If you withdraw your troops from Germany, France and Britain -I'm speaking of American troops-we will not stay one day in Poland. Hungary and Rumania." His voice was scornful as he added: "But we, Mister Capitalists, we are beginning to understand your methods...
...making money this year. In 1956, despite an overall premium increase, the companies are heading into the red. State Farm Mutual, No. 1 U.S. auto insurance company (4,600,000 policies) expects to wind up with a $7 million to $10 million operating loss (v. a 1955 underwriting profit of $14.8 million); Allstate (Sears, Roebuck), just broke even in the first half of 1956 (v. an $11 million underwriting profit last year...
...Grace had fortunately missed the show, preferring to stay in Maryland with friends, as the Princess's mother coolly explained their absence. When the long evening was over, Mrs. Kelly summed up her distaste for its theme: "Something so precious and sacred should not be exploited for profit...
...Philadelphia, meanwhile, making what he called "my final formal address of this campaign," President Eisennower said that now the Big Three Western Alliance "will grow to new and greater strength," despite "the strident voices of those who seem to be seeking to turn world events to political profit...
Radio Corp. of America set a sales rec ord of $286,036,000 for the quarter, bettering last year's mark by 13%, nevertheless saw earnings drop 12% to $7,856,000. But one major factor in RCA's profit drop -the cost of launching color TV -was taking a sharp turn for the better, Board Chairman David Sarnoff reported last week. Since the first week in September, color sales to dealers have tripled. By last week growing demand had forced RCA to put its Bloomington and Indianapolis, Ind. color plants on overtime, and the company asked...