Word: rubberizing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Hong Kong, succumb to the blandishments of the Communists and go off to school in Red China. The Communists offer them everything from free books to free clothes. "And so," says Lin, "parents never see their children again. It is very sad." Last year, under the leadership of Rubber Tycoon Tan Lark-sye and Lien Ying-chow, managing director of Singapore's Overseas Union Bank, the city's merchants and businessmen began raising money for a new university, decided on Lin Yutang as chancellor because of his international prestige. By last week, Nanyang University had 20 million Singapore...
Long before the first cyclists huffed into sight, the quiet provinces were invaded by a loud caravan of sound trucks and spielers. Everywhere, the ear was assaulted by pitchmen peddling Nescafé, Cinzano, Perrier water, soap flakes, rubber tires. L'Equipe sent a nightclub songstress to put on her act wherever the Tour stopped for the night. A few irritated sportsmen muttered that no one would have noticed if the bike riders never showed...
...time the field reached Melbourne, it had dwindled to 134. Murray, whose car was rattling along on cracked shock absorbers and a twisted frame, jettisoned half a ton of equipment for the climb across the Australian Alps and home. Wearing rubber monkey masks as a final gag, he and his navigator, Bill Murray (no kin), dawdled through the mountains, stopped now and then to take movies, and rolled into the Sydney show ground last week easy winners. In 17 days on the road they were the only entrants who lost no points...
...Three hundred U.S. companies use radioisotope thickness gauges to measure the thickness of metals, rubber and plastics. The gauge works automatically as part of the manufacturing process, keeping the thickness of a material uniform. Several companies using the gauge have saved up to $100,000 a year. In the manufacture of sheet copper, a saving of only 2% would mean a national annual saving...
...MERGER is being worked out between W. R. Grace Co., which is diversifying, and Dewey & Almy Chemical Co. ($26 million assets), producer of plastic food bags, synthetic rubber, etc. Dewev & Almy's 913,898 shares of stock (over-the-counter value: $35) will probably be traded share-for-share for Grace shares, selling...