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...Maugham was exaggerating, he at least had a point. Isherwood writes so well that his recent brief, cameolike novels, Down There on a Visit, A Single Man and now A Meeting by the River, surpass most of the encyclopedic psychodramas produced by men laboring under weightier careers...
...conference, talk will turn from what present contraceptives are achieving to new methods still in the experimental stage, which it is hoped will eventually surpass the pill in simplicity and effectiveness. Among them...
...when VW reintroduced its mini-priced model at $1,121, christened by President Heinz Nordhoff, "the Economic Crisis Beetle." And springtime is not expected to bring relief. Germans, after seeing their economy crumble thrice in two generations, have nervously watched tax, interest and insurance rates rise, and unemployment surpass job openings...
...report forecasts a slowdown in the growth of the gross national product to about $47 billion, or 4% in stable dollars, compared with the too-swift expansion of $58 billion (51%) last year. Anything more than 4%, the council says, would surpass the nation's capacity in both plant and manpower. The trick, of course, is to keep the slowdown from going too far and prices from rising too fast. Last week banks began lowering the prime rate of interest, giving important evidence that the Administration's prediction of easier credit had foundation (see U.S. BUSINESS). Housing...
Cursed by unrelieved warmth and sun, and by new production from south ern-Florida groves, the current crop will surpass last season's 100 million boxes (100 lbs. each) by 42 million. When the nine-month harvest ends in June, nearly 10 million boxes may be left to rot unsold. Oranges "on the tree" cost 75? a box to grow and last year brought a handsome $1.25. They are now going at a distress price of 35? a box, leaving growers with the prospect of a $50 million loss on the crop...