Word: rosing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Answer: Co-Ops? Truth was that India's food production, increased about 18% by the dams, irrigation ditches and educational projects of the first five-year plan, has leveled off and even slightly declined in the past three years-while India's population inexorably rose by 15 million. Interrupting his vacation to drive over to Mussoorie for an All-India Development conference. Nehru listened gloomily to discussions which blamed the weather, poverty and religious scruples for the Indian farmer's lethargy. Abruptly, Nehru broke in with a pet solution of his own: farm cooperatives, partially based...
...short prayer for the peace of their souls, then went on up the "stair of the martyrs" and entered the Salle des Actes, smiling and gesturing with slender hands. Before him, four cardinals, 20 archbishops, 90 bishops-most of the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church in France-rose in silent respect to Achille Cardinal Liénart, Bishop of Lille and, at 73, their ranking prelate...
...flick-and in that instant the issue was settled. The photo showed that Iron Liege had crossed the line a nose in front, for $109,550 first money and Calumet's sixth Derby. "He made a monkey out of me," Jockey Hartack delightedly admitted as he bounced off rose-garnished Iron Liege. "This son of a gun can really...
...Steel Corp., biggest of the steelmakers, Chairman Roger M. Blough announced the best three months in Big Steel's 56-year history. With output averaging 95.7% of rated capacity, sales rose to a record $1.17 billion, some $66 million better than the same quarter last year; profits climbed to another record at $115 million, nearly $11.3 million better. Said Chairman Blough, predicting another 115 million-ton year for the industry: "On the whole, this year may surprise us. We may find some dampening of enthusiasm for the next six months, but from the standpoint of the steel industry...
...Cities Service Co. announced their best earnings in history, with profits up anywhere from 8.5% to 29%. ¶Eastman Kodak Co., with gains in nearly all major photographic lines, reported record sales and profits for 1957's first quarter. Sales were up 5.4% to $163 million, while earnings rose 4% higher than in 1956 to $17.7 million. ¶ Federated Department Stores, Inc. announced a new record for the fiscal year ended Feb. 2. Sales jumped $63.7 million to an alltime high of $601 million; profits increased $1,446,782 to $23.5 million, ¶American Motors Corp., while still losing...