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...President of the U.S. had some electrifying news. With an air of quiet pride, he announced that the U.S. had secretly developed and successfully tested an aircraft that is far in advance of any ever seen before. Called the A11, the sleek, razor-winged interceptor flies higher and faster than any jet aircraft in history, promises a major breakthrough toward the futuristic world of flight at more than three times the speed of sound...
...Fire Within. Shirts. Socks. Toothbrush. Razor. Smiling a little, the young man packs his bag and clicks it shut-he is going away, far away. Smiling a little, he picks up a copy of The Great Gatsby, reads the last few pages, lays the book aside, picks up a revolver. Smiling a little, he puts a bullet through his heart...
Room at the Top. Soviet life is further complicated by inexplicable shortages of simple commodities, from razor blades to pencils and light bulbs; and each shortage seems to create yet another vacuum. Though
Price Cutting. Caught in a frenzy for bargains, British retailers slashed prices on a wide range of goods. Some supermarkets cut the price of cigarettes by four pennies, others made a sixpenny cut in chocolates and a one-shilling chop in razor blades. Most appliances were reduced anywhere from 10% to 30% in the big stores. Scotch whisky was marked down 10% in many stores. Said Jack Cohen, chairman of the powerful 340-store Tesco chain: "The cut prices still show us a very good margin of profit...
Well before the Surgeon General dropped his bomb, the manufacturers were employing new economic tactics. Having diversified into such things as razor blades and canned fruit punch, they are rolling out new pitches and products to keep their main business growing. Philip Morris and P. Lorillard, taking a leaf out of Raleigh's old book, recently have begun backing some of their brands with gift coupons (47,185 Alpine coupons for a mink stole); Liggett & Myers recently brought out its triple-filter Lark brand. Six out of ten U.S. smokers have already switched to filters, and last week Surgeon...