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...first-half recession and its jittery aftermath was a basic cause of Republican defeat, especially in such still-troubled spots as West Virginia, Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. Effect of the recession issue: Democratic congressional leaders, apparently willing to go slow as long as recovery continues, will be standing by to start priming the pumps as never before the moment the economy turns down...
...more frequent success than in other recent games. Princeton's pass defense seemed about as weak as had been advertised, and Crimson receivers were getting free quite often. Unfortunately, though, Ravenel made just enough inaccurate tosses to permit three interceptions; and each one of these ended a hitherto promising first-half drive...
ELECTRONICS OUTPUT in 1958 will show first drop in decade, to $6.9 billion from $7 billion last year. Commerce Department cites sharp first-half cut in consumer purchases of TV sets and radios. But strong second-half comeback is expected...
...Murray Corp.'s Easy Division of Syracuse increased its sales almost 100% over June in July, 22% in August and 20% in September, expects to triple its first-half sales volume in the last half of 1958. ¶ Whirlpool has seen a general upswing in orders in the last six to eight weeks, had the best sales in 18 months in September, is adding overtime...
...Steamer. It has two-thirds of its stores scattered where only one-third of the population lives. It invests only 2½% of product sales in advertising, well below many of its competitors. But last week greying, handsome President Justin Whitlock Dart, 51, announced that the firm's first-half sales were up 8%, net profit 26%. This year's volume should come close to $180 million and earnings should pass $5,000,000, the best in Rexall's 38-year history...