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...prices-but not nearly so much as the present outcry would suggest. A Department of Agriculture study showed that prices in stamp-giving stores averaged only three-fifths of 1% higher than in non-stamp stores; the study also observed that "consumers who redeem the stamps can more than recoup the price differential." While that might be a disputable generalization, it does seem certain that when compared with such factors as higher wages and shrinking farm surpluses, trading stamps have been insignificant in the 4% rise in food prices over the last twelve months...
...there are now gas stations or small stores where there could be high rise commercial buildings. The presence of the Kennedy Library will add to the Square's natural attractiveness. The consequences could be disastrous: uncontrolled commercial development, with investors straining at zoning restrictions and constructing huge buildings to recoup their initial outlay...
Airborne drinks used to be free on many economy class flights. Last week United and American airlines an nounced that they are charging steerage passengers $1 a drink on all domestic flights, following a similar decision by TWA. Reason, according to TWA: to help recoup losses suffered in the recent machinists' strike. American and United claim that the charge is due to competitive pressures. Two bits of good news for in-flight imbibers: drinks are still 500 on TWA's international economy flights, and universally free on first class...
Ensconced in the ancient caves of Yenan, dug into the loess foothills of the Liang Mountains, the Chinese Reds began to recoup their losses and regain their strength. Then, with the Japanese pressing south from Manchuria, the stage was set for a rapprochement between the Communists and the Nationalists. Now a division commander, Lin made his debut against the Japanese the high point of his military career: at dawn on Sept. 25, 1937, Lin's men ambushed the Japanese Itagaki Division in the shadow of the Great Wall. The defeat is still recalled with awe in the bars...
...group had contracted to eat dinner. He took the travelers to another place-only to be confronted at meal's end by the irate owner of the scheduled restaurant, who demanded payment for the uneaten meal. In the red by $150 as a result, Krogager decided to recoup the next year by scheduling a trip to Oberammergau. When 450 tourists signed up, he decided that there was a future in the travel business...