Word: permitted
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Nessim insists that he got his collection out through some bureaucratic error, but his Chinese export permit looked official enough. Presumably the Chinese Reds agreed to sell some of the family heirlooms simply because they needed the money for foreign exchange...
...billion in fiscal 1962. Even so, the 1961-62 total will fall $600 million short of the $4.4 billion originally programmed for both years, is expected to slow the building schedule by six months. But the very fact that cash is ready to flow again will permit the states to resume contract awards, give a fresh lift to the construction industry in the next few months...
...vote) a moderate version of the Administration's civil-rights program that would 1) make it a federal crime to block school desegregation by force or threat of force, 2) require local election officials to preserve for two years all records of election for federal offices and permit the Justice Department to inspect them, 3) extend the life of the federal Civil Rights Commission for two years beyond its expiration date next month. Earlier the committee (18-13) junked a proposed, tough section that would have empowered the Attorney General to initiate suits to protect civil rights, including...
...TITAN NOSE CONE will be developed by Avco Corp. under $73,360,000 Air Force contract. New design will permit faster re-entry into the atmosphere by dissipating excess heat through erosion of high-heat resistant materials...
...battle against inflation. In the new President's first six months, living costs jumped 22.2%. largest increase since 1955. Alessandri argues that the rise was premeditated; before launching his austerity program, he raised wages an average 32.5%, because "it was a social and political impossibility to permit rising living costs to be thrown totally on the shoulders of the working classes." From now on, says Alessandri, "the rhythm of inflation will slow down," as proof, points out that while January living costs jumped by a spectacular 4.7%, the June rise dropped...