Word: steams
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...which Germany is shipping to the U.S. to sell at $1,280 to $1,997. The Volkswagen's appearance was the latest example of a new business phenomenon: the growing revival of export trade in both Germany and Japan. Two weeks ago, the South African government ordered 100 steam locomotives from Krupp of Essen, who offered a lower bid and swifter delivery than any one of a score of U.S., British and other competing firms. Rosenthal china and Leica cameras are once again in the world's markets. A British toy manufacturer complained that the Germans are undercutting...
...raising steam to win the battle of Korean supply; most of the 16 vessels will be reconditioned and possibly loaded and ready to make the 5,000-mile trip to Korea by the end of this week. Before the Senate was a bill to provide $25 million to de-mothball 134 more ships, thus quickly boost the nation's whole active merchant fleet to 1,390 vessels. This would be enough to handle the immediate needs of a localized war and leave 2,074 other mothballed merchant ships in reserve...
...pinch of bicarbonate of soda brings a good, foamy head to a glass of beer; dry ice makes coffee or tea appear to steam and causes pretty suds in a pail of soap powder solution...
...banking monopoly in California and four other western states because it has a controlling interest in 46 banks including the giant Bank of America, which it controlled through a 22.8% stock interest (reduced to 11.1% late last year). Last week Transamerica tried to take much of the steam out of FRB's case by selling 22 of its banks to the Bank of America for $18 million, thus cutting its holdings in California to only four banks Angrily, FRB went to the U.S. circuit court of appeals in San Francisco and got an injunction to block the sale...
...they were shocked by Selby's inside story of the way Philadelphia's House of Correction treated such prisoners (one had died from steam in a "punishment cell"). A few hours after the Bulletin printed Selby's report, the prison's superintendent came to Selby's desk with plans to improve the prison...