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...gross national product. Among Europe's big nations, only Britain invested about as much of its G.N.P.-2.7%. Germany spent only 1.4%, France 1.3%, and Italy a meager .4%. One reason for Europe's low spending is that European governments have done little to spur research and development. Germany's former Chancellor Konrad Adenauer was accused of pfennig-pinching, and his prospering government diverted only $700 million into R. & D. last year. By contrast, the U.S. Government's bill mounted to almost $10 billion, and produced an industrial fallout of inestimable value to U.S. business...
...northern tier of Alabama, once pathetically barren, now flourishes under the spur of the Tennessee Valley Authority's cheap public power and of the mushrooming U.S.-financed space-age industries. The missile city of Huntsville, with its glistening new office buildings is the jewel of the valley area. During the decade of the '50s, it almost quintupled in population, now approaches 100,000. West of Huntsville, the tri-cities complex of Florence, Sheffield and Tuscumbia is bursting with new heavy industry, while southeast is Guntersville, a thriving resort area that features fine fishing, sailing and impressive scenery. There...
Brewster claimed last week that Wallace's presence would antagonize the Negro community in New Haven and could spur violence. He asked the Political Union to cancel its invitation as a matter of "practical politics...
...Year. So it fell, in the showdown of this year's strike threat, to Mayor Robert Wagner to spur a settlement. He sent in three mediators who essentially suggested money next year, and the union rapidly agreed. The teachers won a raise averaging $580, most of it to come in 1964-65. The city will then be offering a $6,425 starting salary for beginning teachers with a master's degree, and the "super-maximum" will...
...trade with that of 18 former African colonies. Having made Greece an associate member, the Six next month will give Turkey similar status. Among themselves, they have moved well along toward harmonizing their controversial and complicated business turnover taxes and centralizing their banking and budget policies. But the sharpest spur to increasing economic union is the unflagging strength of the huge European market, second only to the U.S. in size...