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...mines last spring he wrung from it a 5?-per-ton royalty for a welfare fund. The major objective of Economic Royalist Lewis has always been higher wages. Although his new demands were not officially made public, they embraced a shortened week and a higher rate which would boost the hourly wage to about $1.88. He wanted the 5? royalty doubled...
...admitted that some "adjustments" in rent controls might be necessary. Last week OPA's advisory committee suggested the adjustment: 1) no ceilings at all on new construction or reconversions; 2) no further controls where landlords offered one-year leases at a 15% increase; 3) a straight 15% boost across the country...
...this only natural because "If you make a thing as simple and efficient as possible, it is bound to be beautiful." And, he has also found, highly profitable. His sales of Chemex ($3.50 to $12) reached $200,000 last year. His Tubadipdrips ($7.50 and $9.50) and Tempots ($135) should boost this year's sales well over last year...
Such legislation would place the demands of one group of citizens above the welfare of the whole nation, which would suffer from the inflationary boost given the country's economy by such action. All too many veterans are attempting to justify their requests for more money by the shallow assertion that now that the country has "had enough" and seems about to return to unfettered laissez-faireism, the grab bag is open, and it is every man for himself. But this is still one nation, and an intelligent, progressive program for the future can be carried through only...
...boost profit margins, General Mills had long been looking for a chance to get into another kind of manufacturing. So when vice president Arthur D. Hyde, 44, research and mechanical divisions' boss, came up with three likely looking products, General Mills jumped. Besides the new iron, Art Hyde designed a new kind of pressure saucepan and a new kind of automatic coffeemaker. The saucepan, ready for production, will go to market next...