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...small group of Brazilian speculators evidently got the word last December that the Brazilian government was about to boost the support prices from 1,200 to 1,500 cruzeiros ($63.76 to $78.17) a bag, They moved into the New York Coffee & Sugar Exchange one day before, came close to cornering the futures market, and in little more than a month sent green coffee prices from...
After American Airlines started its non-stop transcontinental service nine months ago, it went to the Civil Aeronautics Board for permission to boost the maximum flight time for air crews from eight to ten hours. American's new Douglas DC-7s could easily make the eastbound flight within the time limit, but strong prevailing winds at high altitudes often held westbound flights in the air for nine hours or more. American had no trouble getting permission from the CAB, which already had a more liberal rule for transoceanic flights. But last week the biggest U.S. airline ran into plenty...
...Unanimously approved a 5% boost in payments to disabled veterans, and up to 25% more in payments to dependents of veterans who have died from service-incurred injuries...
...policy means an increase in power rates, although they probably would have gone up anyway. The Administration has switched to a new formula for allocating costs of power at dams. This will boost power costs. But the biggest reason for a rise in rates is the fact that power costs of dams now coming into use will reflect the high postwar construction costs of $300 per kw. of installed capacity v. $100 prewar. Despite the protests of public-power men, the partnership program has already won favor among the potential partners. In California, local irrigation districts are ready to finance...
ALUMINUM PRICES may go up soon. C.I.O. Steelworkers asked Aluminum Company of America for same wage boost won in the steel industry. Alcoa says it cannot absorb the raise without a price boost...