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Word: provisionals (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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The earlier Russian proposals were inadequate because they made no provision for effective policing. Russia would not agree to foreign inspection of her industries. The new plan fails because it places only a moral barrier against a nation's use of atomic weapons for a sneak attack. In 1932, a...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Berlin Overtures | 2/4/1954 | See Source »

¶Extend the carryback of losses for tax purposes from one year to two, to "benefit established companies which become distressed," while retaining the present provision permitting losses to be carried forward five years.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TAXES: Program for Growth | 2/1/1954 | See Source »

Among the most outspoken opponents of pay-as-you-see is RCA's David Sarnoff, who feels that 1) charging for programs might peril freedom of broadcasting, since FCC regulation of such rates might open the door to overall rate regulations; and 2) free programs are an American tradition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PAY-AS-YOU-SEE TV.: Fun for the Viewer, Hope for the Industry | 2/1/1954 | See Source »

The dividend provision was by far the most important of the week's tax announcements. While it was presented chiefly as a step to erase "inequity," its practical purpose is to provide an incentive for investment in business, and, consequently, to encourage a faster growth of the economy. Another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TAXES: Incentive & Inequities | 1/25/1954 | See Source »

¶A union should not be held responsible for an act of an individual member solely because of his membership in the union. ,CJ The provision which requires union officials to sign non-Communist affidavits should be extended to employers. ¶ Congress should make clear that the right of free...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ADMINISTRATION: For Labor: A Compromise | 1/18/1954 | See Source »

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