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...Germans have two good reasons for submitting their production to the new bi-national authority. For one thing, the present quota which is severely limiting their steel production would be steadily relaxed. In addition, the new agreement would virtually nullify the French-Saar pact which has caused so much resentment in Germany...
...Coca-Cola disc, stopped to listen to the woes of the proprietress' daughter: her fiancé had been called to arms, and in order to persuade the Blessed Virgin to keep the young man from harm, the girl had-as a special sacrifice-given up her daily quota of a dozen Cokes. "She has become as thin as a nail," wailed her mother, "and I have been afraid she would...
...sophomore race, Chase Nebeker Peterson of Ogden, Utah, and Winthrop House and Richard Totten Button of Englewood, New Jersey, and Lowell House, both Council incumbents, ran away with the election, polling 70 percent of the class vote. Peterson and Button early reached the quota, 204 votes, which guaranteed election under the preferential ballot tabulating. Seven hundred twenty-two voted...
Thomas William Hoya of Milwaukee and Weld Hall and Richard Eugene Johnson of Galesburg, Illinois, and Matthews Hall won the freshman election. Hoya reached the quota of 170 votes--out of the 675 cast--shortly before the runner up. Richard Lyman Bushman of Portland, Oregon, and Weld Hall won the third Council post...
...biggest sufferers from Communist policies in Shanghai are petty merchants and owners of small factories. Last month this class was hit by triple taxes (land, income and inventory), along with a higher quota in the "voluntary" bond drive...