Word: profits
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...most loyal pals, agreed with Liberals Monroney and Fulbright that a censure vote should be taken quickly, but Welker's vote would be for Joe. Said Welker: "... I am going to stand up and hit a lick for America." Welker could see no profit in restraining Joe's methods, "under a nicey-nicey code of ethics." Welker was especially incensed at Flanders' charge that McCarthy had contempt for his fellow men. Roared Welker: "No one can tell me that Irishman would not give the shirt off his back to anyone who needed it-except a dirty, lying...
...took over the Society Brand line of men's suits, thus trimming down the Big Five of the business to the Big Four.* In the men's clothing trade, it has been no secret that Society Brand is dying on the vine, has eked out a slim profit over the past four years only by virtue of tax carrybacks and rebates from more prosperous years. Kestnbaum plans to sink $2,500,-ooo into Society Brand over the next year to rebuild its sales...
Last year TV stations and networks were paid a grand total of $430 million and made a profit of $68 million. But 26 stations have gone off the air since January, most of them because they could not make ends meet...
...MacArthur, Remington Rand was indeed a good buy; since he picked up the stock last December, the price has risen about $6 to more than $21 a share, giving him a paper profit of about $5,000 on his $12,000 investment. Remington Rand is apparently just as pleased with the general as he is with the company. It has given him a raise-from $45,000 to $68,600 a year...
...drop was in steel, where production has been sharply cut. Allegheny Ludlum's profit was down 65% to 44? for the second quarter, Youngstown Sheet & Tube's down 39% to $2.71 for the half, and Republic Steel's first-half earnings of $4.01 were...