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...exporting unemployment" had now been whittled down to twig-size. But it was an easy concession for the U.S. to make. With wages and other costs skyrocketing, the U.S. might wake up any day and find its own dollar priced too high, might want to devalue it to boost exports...
Specifically he wanted: another wage boost of 20%; 14 paid holidays a year; triple time for working on holidays; six months free hospitalization every year; $400-a-month retirement pensions after 30 years. When negotiations bogged down, George set another strike deadline...
...circulation gain from 2,100,000 to 3,650,000. But it has taken a terrible beating in advertising-while its competitors, Hearst's American Weekly (circ. 8,804,881) and This Week (8,281,339) have stayed almost as fat as ever. Cause: a poorly timed 60% boost in rates, announced before Motley's arrival...
...Boost Forward Line...
...forward line, about which MacDonald professed to worry carlier in the season because of lack of reserves, got an added boost this week when Bob Smith and Arnold Cullinan, both fast wings, joined the squad. Smith appears to be an almost sure starter tomorrow...