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...teamed up with Structural Specialist Mikhail Gurevich to produce World War II's MIG1 and MIG3 (the Russian Spitfire), after the war turned out a jet-propelled MIG-15, the first Russian jet to go into quantity production. He has twice been accused of using "capitalist tactics" to boost production of his own planes over others...
...Budapest got its first big boost during the war, when its Sunday-morning concerts from the Library of Congress were broadcast over a national hookup. The broadcasts led to more recital dates-and a big demand for records. The Budapest had made recordings in Europe. "But, my goodness," says Cellist Schneider, "the United States! It sells three or four times as many recordings as the whole world combined." Long-playing records ("just perfect for chamber music") have quadrupled the sale of the Budapest's music...
...they want the Government to step in. Six months ago, they opposed a ceiling; now they want a higher floor. At present, under the price-support formula, they can get Government loans which assure them a minimum of 31.71? a Ib., but many want the formula revised to boost the loan level...
...earlier attempts to do this, doctors relied on mechanical pumps to boost the blood on its way. At California's medical school, blood pulsing down each man's main thigh artery is shunted into the corresponding artery of the other. The blood from the partner is then led back to the same thigh, lower down, to form a complete circuit...
They found a willing buyer in . Onyx-Superior Mills, freshly merged this month from two old-line textile firms. By pumping new advertising into the old B.V.D. name on its line of underwear and sports clothes, Onyx-Superior thinks it can boost its sales by $2,000,000 this year. The new owners will keep right on making the classic one-piecer...