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...fired off telegrams to G.M.'s President Charles E. Wilson and to Henry Ford II asking them to suspend all price increases until he could talk things over with them. G.M. and Ford sent back like replies: they would be glad to meet with Valentine, but the boosts would stick. Said Wilson: "We find it impractical to accede to your sudden request . . ." Said Ford, in an obvious reference to the recent boost in steel prices, which Valentine had ignored: "We cannot accept out of hand proposals which appear to discriminate...
...maintenance personnel--from 200 to 300 men--also come under the pay raise. They are affiliated with the Buildings and Grounds Maintenance Association, an independent union. In addition to these mechanics, all operating engineers will receive the five percent boost. They are a unit of the H.U.E.R.A...
Many schools fear a tuition boost will be necessary, but an official at Dartmouth observed that "too big a boost will price colleges out of the market, with state institutions charging much lower fees...
Whatever Stam's exact words were, they gave the committee pause. Sentiment grew for a compromise bill that would combine a mild excess-profits tax with a slight boost in the regular rates on corporation income...
...present, the University "subsidizes" the Band, Glee Club, and Orchestra almost five hundred dollars every year. The new plan requires two thousand more annually from the Arts and Sciences fund. While this is a sizeable sum, the boost to undergraduates activities seems well worth...