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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...brother builders, conservative economists gloom over the facts and figures of what seems to promise serious economic trouble. The cost of living has vaulted 365% since 1948, 27% in the past two years. More than 120 billion cruzeiros, each worth four-fifths of a cent at the free-exchange rate, are bursting pocketbooks (v. only 20.5 billion, each worth 5.4?, ten years ago). From a $248 million foreign-trade gain in 1956, Brazil plummeted into a $97 million loss in 1957, a $166 million loss in 1958. Loan interest, loan repayments and massive installments on long-term debts this year...
...parents across the country are learning, school can expand the marriage rate as well as the mind. Student marriages in Dallas are increasing almost twice as fast as the population of the schools. In 1958 the Dallas rate soared 41% to 480 married students (including nine in grade schools), compared to 286 in 1957 and 72 in 1953. Though one somewhat tardy student was aged 27, last year's marrying kind were mainly (66%) aged 17 or younger, with three 13 or younger. Among them, they had 72 children...
...Federal Reserve index. Nondurables were up a point, and slow-moving durable goods were finally sprinting ahead with a four-point advance to 164 on the index and the highest level since early 1957. With the housing boom still clipping along in April at a record rate of 1,390,000 new homes a year, output of building materials was up sharply; so were appliances, TV sets, furniture...
...pickup in capital-goods outlays is a key prerequisite to sustain the new boom. Last week there were plenty of signs that capital spending is accelerating at a faster rate than was expected and that the pace will continue into...
Boone, winner of four games this spring, may be a valuable lefthanded addition to the Crimson varsity pitching staff. He has a good curve and fast ball, and is also effective as a batsman. Coach Samborski thought that Al Yarbro and Roy Williams, in addition to Boone, would rate a chance on the varsity mound staff, which will lose two good righthanders this June...