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...Despite rising production costs (up 38%), the Times netted $12.3 million in the past five years, plowed $8,000,000 back into the newspaper. The $624,245 drop in 1957 profits from the peak year of 1956 was caused by rising costs and the recession, which slimmed down the plump Help Wanted classifieds by 24.2%, lowered overall ad revenue from a record $67.2 million to $66.9 million...
SWIMMING-POOL DEALERS expect to install 53,000 pools worth almost $600 million this year v. last year's peak 44,000 pools worth some $500 million. Prices range generally from...
...elegance was the New York Central's Twentieth Century Limited. In the last 56 years, the Twentieth Century acquired such features as barbershops, valets, showers, radiotelephone service, gift corsages, earned about $200 million as the most luxurious way of traveling between New York and Chicago. At its popular peak, the train ran seven sections. But the Century's patrons have been gradually defecting to the airlines. The passengers dwindled from hundreds to as few as 75 recently, and the Central has lost $1.50 for every $5 it took in. This week the Central stripped the Century of luxury...
...first singles, Crimson captain Dale Junta was even with Jim Farrin, his Princeton counterpart, 4-4. Junta, playing better than he has since suffering a back injury in early April, showed signs of returning to his peak...
Captain Dale Junta unexpectedly started at first singles, handily defeating North Carolina's ace, Bob Bortner, 6-4 6-4. Junta wore a corset to help support his injured back, and although he was not playing at his peak, his big game was too good for the Tarheel captain...