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Despite the fast sales, the industry had one big worry-a backlog of 913,807 cars in early November, a record for the date and a hike of 58,130 units from the month before. Chrysler, which has had more than its share of the backlog despite improved sales, this week plans to shut down three plants for a week for "an adjustment of field inventories." Chrysler also suffered a casualty in the decline of the medium-priced car; it announced that the DeSoto, in production for 32 years, would be discontinued this month because of steadily shrinking sales (less...
Despite a record return on its endowment, the University's income met less than one-quarter of its expenses last year, thereby making a tuition hike appear almost certain...
During 1961-62, however, salary expenses and other costs will go up again, Dean Bundy predicted, so that a tuition increase will become necessary. Although no figures have been confirmed, the hike may be in the range...
Glimp doubted a hike would cause any immediate problem since "everyone has been shell-shocked into expecting it" and because most of Harvard's "natural rivals" are near the same total cost. In the long run, however, rising tuition makes it tougher and tougher for the College to keep in contact with the economically poorer sections of the population--a contact it wishes to maintain, Glimp said...
...settlement we thought should be made. But the Governor felt the effects of the strike overbalanced the cost of ending it. We accepted his recommendation." Long Island commuters, after nearly a month of overcrowded highways and desperate expedients for getting to work, seemed willing to pay a hike of less than a cent per day for the old familiar ride...