Word: rates
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...month. TWA will have the first of its DC-3's and the three transcontinental airlines will again be on a par in equipment. Last week, therefore, they sensibly agreed to compromise the rate war, profit by each other's experiments. United and American agreed to lower their rates half as far as did TWA last year. TWA will now raise its rates to that level. In addition, the three lines agreed to set up the first rate structure in air transport history with three distinct classes of travel corresponding to railroad sleepers, chair-cars and day-coaches...
...subservience, at any rate, is assured. The photograph, p. 24, of Matriarch Mary with Queen Elizabeth "well in hand" is the most expressive picture of the week. To see it is to understand at a glance the devious story of Edward's unprecedented behavior. In "most vulgar" American, or in any language, that expression on the Queen Mother's face spells "Meddlesome Interferiority." My only consolation is that TIME'S preview has cleared up much of the "Mystery of the Coronation." If Americans do not boycott the ceremonies, then they deserve the low opinion that Mary, churchy...
...play on the world stage. Of the countries large enough to intervene Brazil is the best choice, particularly in view of its cultural affinity to Spain. Whatever statesmen do step forward may win reputations like that of Theodore Roosevelt after his arbitration of the Russo--Japanese War. At any rate, Italy having laid its cards on the table, it is time to start a new game...
...Hudson crowned with an admiral's hat riding home in a milk wagon early in the morning. Squeezed in behind them is an enthusiastic three piece orchestra and a crooner. This will either strike you as the funniest bit of farce in recent months or the stupidest. At any rate, it is extraordinary...
...tons of lead, used up 512,000 tons, resulting in a 28% cut in accumulated stocks. Zinc stocks were cut no less than 87% during 1936, and by the end of February were down to 24,000 tons, barely a two-week's supply at the present rate of consumption (more than 50,000 tons per month). Nearly one-half of all U. S. zinc is used to galvanize iron and steel and another one-fourth goes into brass, which is a copper-zinc alloy. Storage batteries account for nearly one-third of all lead, with paint a poor...