Word: willful
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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To the nation's harried railroads, who hoped for a boost in booming 1959, the strike dealt a smashing blow. In 13 weeks the roads lost an estimated $459 million in gross revenues. Railroad employment on Sept. 30 fell to 797,195, the lowest since 1900. Third-quarter rail...
Repairs & Shortages. In the face of tremendous demand for steel (total stocks are down to 7,000,000 tons, v. pre-strike inventories of 20 million), the industry will have onerous troubles getting back to full production. The lengthy strike caused considerable damage to open-hearth furnaces by cooling and...
Highballing along with a fine head of steam, the U.S. economy rolled into fall at near top speed. Latest statistics from Government and industry showed that production, employment and the earnings of the nation's corporations were all at high levels. Overhanging this bright picture of performance so far...
The Federal Reserve made it clear that the steel strike would have a sharp impact on the overall statistics in the next reports. Only after the strike's effects have been weathered-and the worst are yet to be felt-will the economy get back to full speed ahead...
TEEN-AGE CREDIT plan will be tested by Sears, Roebuck, which will give up to $50 credit to youngsters 14 and over, with $5 monthly repayments. If tryout in 18 stores is successful, Sears will expand service.