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...John J. Williams rejected the finished bill outright, and three other members (two Democrats, one Republican) joined them in a minority report rejecting the feed-grain support clause. It was, they agreed, "the kind of contradiction which caused the President to veto the original farm bill," and would boost costs for dairy, livestock and poultry farmers. The full Senate, considering the bill this week, would have to decide how much attention to pay to the mail and how much to the filigree...
Steelmen talk of a price boost to $15 more per ton-the biggest hike in history. Such talk is partly to prepare U.S. businessmen for an unpopular move, and partly to put much of the onus for the rise on the United Steelworkers, who are expected to demand a big wage increase, possibly as high as 60? an hour. Even if the Steelworkers get as much as 20? an hour, the union claims that it will cost the industry only an additional $4.00 per ton. While other costs are also climbing-iron ore is up 7.4% since July, railroad freight...
Then Jim Bailey got up on his toes, dug in and began to do his job. He caught Delany, crept up on Landy. Closer than he ever expected to be to the world's best, Bailey decided to boost his countryman into an extra-fast final sprint. "I reached out and batted John on the backside and said, 'Go!' His foot came up against mine, and he wobbled a bit." Right then, for the first time, Bailey decided he had a chance...
...conceded that the economy is showing soft spots in autos and residential construction, but thought there was nothing to worry about. But Weeks-along with Treasury Secretary George Humphrey, Presidential Economic Adviser Arthur Burns and others high in the Administration-was worried about the Federal Reserve Board's boost in the discount rate (TIME, April 23). Said Weeks: "The tight money situation might prove to be a handicap in business expansion and sales...
...will expand production nearly tenfold. Using a sodium-based process, National Distillers will turn out 1,000,000 Ibs. annually for the AEC, build a multimillion dollar plant at Ashtabula, Ohio. By modifying the "Kroll Process" for refining titanium, Carborundum Co. will boost production from 325,000 Ibs. to 825,000 Ibs. annually. Using its own process, National Research Corp. will produce 700,000 Ibs. annually for five years, collect $22.7 million. It will build a $6,000,000 plant at Pensacola, Fla. to start production by early 1957 from beach sand...