Word: trades
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...liberal and conservative have both rejected philosophical extremes, share similar goals, even though they disagree violently on the ways to reach them. Spokesmen for both political parties recognize the need for better housing, broader educational opportunity, more effective health insurance, elimination of racial and religious discrimination, freer foreign trade, the continuing responsibility of the U.S. to share its wealth and technical prowess with the underdeveloped nations of the world. But the liberal looks first to Government to do many of the tasks on the ground that Government can do them quicker. The conservative, who knows that the hasty solution...
...platform concerns "obtaining state and federal funds for harbor development." Mooney said that at present, Nantucket harbor, although picturesque, offers "very few attractions for yachtsmen," a potentially important source of summer income. He said that Governor-elect Furcolo's program includes aid for Mass-achusetts's large tourist trade...
PAPER MERGER of Long-Bell lumber empire with huge International Paper Co. is being challenged by Federal Trade Commission. FTC complains International is already world's biggest papermaker (1955 sales: almost $800 million), would lessen competition, tend to monopoly in Western states by adding Long-Bell, which is second largest lumber producer in Pacific-Northwest, one of top U.S. plywood producers. But deal, with International paying $117 million in stock for Long-Bell, can be halted only if FTC hearing next February produces stop order...
...County farmer friends held a giant barbecue for him (6,000 chickens, i.ooo pecan pies). The Ford Motor Co. got into the act, picked up the food tab. gave Patrick one of its new combination pickup truck and passenger cars which the company will start producing for the farm trade next month...
...Rates & Copying. East Germany gets few benefits from its recovery. Its best products are for export only, some 80% of its trade is with the Soviet bloc. Russia alone takes 47% of her exports of machinery, electrical equipment and optical instruments, reportedly at cut-rate prices set by the Soviets. East Germans say their steel production is up to 2,000,-ooo tons, brown coal up to 200 million tons, electricity up to 29 billion kw-h for 1,955, all double the 1936 output and way ahead of the wartime peak in 1943. Western authorities tend to accept these...