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Wearing their sheep's clothing when they first called the strike, the Reds had asked for wage raises to meet the cost of living, which had begun to soar again with the recurrent cabinet crises of last summer. Non-Communist miners and even the general public could sympathize with that. Premier Henri Queuille's government offered wage raises amounting to about 15%. But the Reds stalled, and last week in some areas they. called out maintenance crews who manned pumps and ventilators in the mines...
Anatolian peasants saw an airplane come through a narrow opening in the hills, soar down a long valley until it approached a mountain closing the end, make an 180-degree turn and glide back up the valley until it landed in a flat field. When the peasants reached the plane, they found only two dogs inside...
...dorm were plenty riled at Christian Dior's droopy New Look last summer. . . . But now, we heartily approve of Mr. Dior's New Short Look [TiME, Feb. 23], which we hope will soon soar up to knee length. Foolish women who have splurged on the New Look can cut the extra yardage off their skirts, use it for sofa covers, or send it to Europe to clothe destitute children...
...competitive market. Further price rises could hardly fail to follow the release of additional spending money through tax reductions. At a time when corporation profits are so high that stockholders can hardly believe the figures on their dividend checks, it is difficult to imagine to what heights profits would soar if corporations were relieved of any substantial part of their tax "burden." In view of the present high level of national income the argument that industry needs the additional incentive that can be obtained by tax cuts appears more laughable than logical...
...Sales Soar...