Word: shorter
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Parliament's sessions will be shorter. The power of parliamentary committees is curtailed. Cabinets can be overthrown only if a motion of no confidence is carried by an absolute majority of the National Assembly's members; if such a motion fails its authors cannot try again for one year. Also, deputies will be less tempted to destroy a cabinet in order to become ministers in the next one; from now on deputies who enter a cabinet have to resign from their seats...
...bottom of Buick's line, the new two-door Le Sabre will sell for $2,485 at the factory with taxes, freight, etc. added. v. $2,422 for the comparable though six inches shorter 1958 two-door Buick Special. The middle price Invicta and Electra lines will generally carry smaller increases over the discontinued 1958 Century and Super lines. The highest-price Electra 225 four-door hardtop will go for $3,895 v. $4,396 for the 1958 four-door Limited hardtop. Gone are all five 1958 models that Buick sold in the old $4,000-plus Roadmaster...
...spread the work around, unions are clamoring anew for a shorter work week. Steelworkers' Boss David McDonald announced last week that he will press for a shorter week in 1959. Recently, the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers offered to pass up an automatic 7% wage boost over the next two years if General Electric Co. would put in a 37½-hour week at 40 hours' pay. G.E. refused, said the offer actually would boost its wage bill by 14%. The union drive for a shorter week will undoubtedly be spurred by the recession-hastened cuts, which...
...Eden, when God allowed Adam to name the animals. With that practice session out of the way, Adam was ready to confront Eve. "Madam, I'm Adam," he said, gracefully launching a palindrome.* His ribmate was equal to the occasion. "Eve!" she replied, topping his palindrome with a shorter...
SMALL STATION WAGON will roll out from American Motors this fall with same 100-in. wheelbase as smallest Rambler. Wagon will be about 3 ft. shorter than most other models. Price: roughly...