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...year will get a 20% rate cut; parents who keep their youngsters' part-time driving down to 25% of the yearly mileage will get a 9% cut. On the other hand, young drivers who take out their own policies arid have no parental supervision will get a 30% hike in rates...
...into her astonished ear the truth about the breadbasket-how the Macfadden stomach revolted against breakfasts, steaks and alcohol, and how steel-strong it grew on a regimen of nuts, raw carrots and beet juice. She knew that he loved her when he took her on a 20-mile hike; they had barely covered half the distance when he popped the question. When she said yes, "he stood on his head for me for one minute and four seconds." So began (in 1913) a robust alliance that was to flourish until 1930, when they separated. Dumbbells and Carrot Strips...
...time in more than two years, the U.S. economy is entirely free of wage and price controls. As President Eisenhower last week struck off the last controls-on machine tools, steel, chemicals and other basic commodities freedom brought only a few price boosts. There was a $4-a-ton hike in sulphur and a 4?-a-lb. hike in coffee.* But, in general, businessmen showed no desire to gouge each other or the consumer for that matter. Actually, with production so high in most raw materials, there was little opportunity...
Actually, said the railroad men, the 4? (which will hike the average rail wages to $1.90 an hour) was just another way of granting a flat raise. In agreements with the various brotherhoods in 1951-52, the roads had okayed a 22-½?-to 37?-an-hour wage increase. This, said the carriers, more than compensated for any productivity pay given in other industries. Of more long-range importance, Mediator Guthrie's award was bound to have a great effect on all collective bargaining. With the precedent set, there was no reason why any union could not demand productivity...
Jordan listed four reasons for the increased awards which he hopes will alleviate pressure caused by the $200 tuition hike. The Annex has decided to increase the rate of distribution on invested funds from 4.75 to 5 percent. A gift of $4000 as income has been received for undergraduates for next year...