Word: semis
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...bill authorized Alessandri to grant a once-and-for-all nationwide wage adjustment, reorganize the tax system, fire civil servants, establish a new monetary system, modify the nation's banking. He will also be empowered to reorganize public utilities, consolidate government or semi-government agencies, control monopolies and practices that restrict free trade. The powers are drastic, but so is the squeeze on Chile's economy. The 1959 budget of $465,600,000 is unbalanced by $242,500,000; industrial output has sagged 10% in the past three years; food production falls far short of keeping up with...
Foster and captain Joe Noble were the mainstays of the squad and both will graduate in June, leaving huge gaps to fill for next season. Among the other regulars or semi-regulars, Dave Skeels, King Holmes and Rick Sullivan are also seniors, leaving Carl Kludt (130), John Watkins (137), Nick Estabrook (147) and heavy-weights Ted Robbins and Bob wirke as the experienced nucleus of next year's squad...
...singles competition was again dominated by the brilliant play of Tuckerman, who for the third year emerged as intercollegiate champion. He first trounced teammate Benkard 6-1, 6-1 in the semi-finals and then outplayed Dwight Davis 6-3, 6-3, to gain the title...
Armstrong Circle Theater (CBS, 10-11 p.m.). The Better Business Bureau opens its files to a semi-documentary suggesting that the buying public is one big sucker...
...Lucid views and artless covers than for its accuracy, loves Rupublicans and America, dislikes Democrats and Nasser, eschews conjunctions. Despite these shortcomings it is a rollicking, frolicking smashit in the rough, tough dog-eat-dog newsmagazine game, has huge advertising revenues, publishes several international editions. Publisher Henry Luce, a semi-literate Yaleman (his wife is femalegate to Brazil Clare Booth Luce), was "unavailable for comment" today as irate mobs hurled Bolivitriol at the U.S. embassy and Information Office in reaction to the latest piece of Timeddling...