Word: tradings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...democratic federation of Europe, with a constitution based on the principles of common citizenship, political freedom, and representative government; including a charter of human rights. Such a federation should have defined powers with respect to such matters as external affairs, defense, currency, customs; and the planning of production, trade, power and transport. To achieve this objective, the governments of the states of Western Europe should take steps to convene, as soon as practicable, a constituent assembly composed of representatives chosen by the parliaments of the participating states, to frame a constitution for such a federation...
...welcome mat for U.S. businessmen was put out by Bizonia last week. The Joint Export-Import Agency, which directs foreign trade for the U.S.-British occupation economy, upped the period foreign businessmen are allowed to stay from 15 to 30 days during any six-month period. It also promised them comfortable hotels, good food, taxis, and help in bartering with the Germans. The businessmen can send in food and raw materials in return for finished or semi-manufactured goods...
...Light. The Federal Trade Commission ordered Willys-Overland Motors, Inc. to stop advertising that it had created or designed the "jeep." Said FTC: although Willys-Overland "made an outstanding contribution in its powerful engine as well as in other features of the vehicle," the credit belonged jointly to four companies-Willys-Overland, American Bantam Car Co., Ford Motor Co., Spicer Manufacturing Co. (now Dana Corp.)-and the Army...
...Yankee Dollar. U.S. tourists spent $37,000,000 in the British Isles last year, topping all other single British sources of dollar revenues (textiles brought $36,600,000 and beverages $33,600,000). This year Britain hopes that the U.S. tourist trade will bring in at least...
...Francisco, which wants to widen its narrow lead over Los Angeles as the West's No. i seaport, last week pulled a small coup. It became the third U.S. port to establish a "free trade zone" (the others: New York and New Orleans). In the zone, next to picturesque Fisherman's Wharf, foreign shippers may unload, transship, sort, grade and indefinitely store their merchandise without putting up bonds or going through other costly red tape. Only such goods as are brought into the U.S. are dutiable. The zone will be surrounded by stout wire, and patrolled, to prevent...