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...month in 1950, when the post-World War II top of 4,123,000 was reached. But with more than 60 million U.S. citizens on the job and with the usual spring upturn expected this month, the President and his advisers felt "encouraged," saw no present need for Government pump-priming...
...whole economy slowed down. In 1953, output fell, the foreign-trade deficit rose one-third, and nearly all employers laid off help. Last week, faced by a worsening business recession, the President announced that he would shelve austerity and spend a record $400 million this year on pump-priming public works...
...society until it sent a bogus diploma to the Czar of Russia, reaping a handsome gift in return. Lingering on despite administrative wrath, the Society continued to be happily destructive until the turn of the century, when its nihilistic bent culminated in the blowing up of the old College pump in front of Hollis...
Pipe Dream. VacCo Pump Co., Inc. of Indianapolis brought out a new type of pump for unclogging household drains. Working on the principle of the old-fashioned plunger, the Pull-It Pump can build up a vacuum of 15 inches with the help of a vacuum valve inside the rubber force cup. Price...
With that kind of leeway, micro-midget fans have scrounged engines from a wild assortment of places: lawnmower motors, outboards, motor scooters, units from generating and refrigerator plants, and even bilge-pump engines salvaged from Navy landing craft. Average weight of car and engine...