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Emphasis on observance of Library rules two years ago reduced the numbers of books missing that year, but last year's increase caused the new crackdown, and announcement of penalties which can be awarded for such infringement...
...first step in the economy crackdown, 60 or more of Loew's executives in New York, Hollywood and overseas will take "voluntary" salary cuts of from 25% to 50% on income over $1,000 a week. Unlike 20th Century-Fox, which last year lopped up to 50% off the pay of its high-bracket personnel (but later restored most of it), M-G-M will not cut the pay of writers or directors. But Schenck left no doubt that the days of big-budget, spare-no-expense pictures were over. Best estimate of the total cutbacks: $10 million...
Last week's crash also precipitated action against the nation's other 51 non-sked operators. Washington drastically tightened up their operating regulations, e.g., tougher pilot qualifications, better maintenance. In view of the fact that the non-skeds carried 586,952 passengers in 1951 alone, the crackdown was plainly long overdue...
...practice in the past, the salesman explained, has been to let a customer have his liquor if he says be is 21 and looks as though he could be. He added that due to the crackdown announced by Chief Patrick F. Ready on Monday, the store's owner had ordered all clerks to demand identification from anyone who could conceivably be a minor. "You can't afford to be lax with a license at stake," he said...
...crackdown is the result of some recent reports on the increase of teen-age drinking in the Boston area. These conditions were brought to light in a hearing before the Boston Licensing Board last week...