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...celebrating its tenth anniversary in a justifiably euphoric state of self-congratulation. Trade among the Six has increased 238% in those years, and the last internal tariffs will disappear by mid-1968. De Gaulle, who has kept Britain out, has at least brought stability to France, and his recent setback at the polls may reduce his room to maneuver mischievously abroad, forcing him to give long-overdue attention to social problems at home. More queasy is the state of Britain. Still, its economy has perked up a trifle, achieving its first substantial trading surplus in three years in the last...
...with the Boeing aircraft's performance and happy with their economics and reliability." BOAC's success under Sir Giles is dramatized all the more by the troubles that are bedeviling its sister airline, BEA. Saddled with an aging fleet and unprofitable domestic routes, BEA received an added setback last year when the government turned down its request to buy $224 million worth of Boeing 727s and 737s. Instead, it has ordered 18 made-in-Britain BAG OneElevens. For the year ending March 31, BEA is expected to show a profit of only...
...LARGE degree, the staggering dimensions of the party's setback is a measure of the extent of popular disenchantment with it. In twenty years of undisputed authority, it had failed to tackle India's chronic food shortage and, in the two years before the elections, that shortage had become extremely acute thanks to unprecedented drought in the provinces of Bihar, Orissa and Uttar Pradesh. Prices had been spiralling upwards, essentials of life obtainable only after prolonged and humble striving. Nor could the Congress project hope that the situation would improve after a while. Its performance in the monsoon session...
...Prime Minister who presided over the worst election setback in the history of India's ruling Congress Party, Indira Gandhi might well have expected to be dismissed from office, for her lackluster campaigning and uncertain leadership contributed to the debacle. Yet, as Congress Party leaders gathered in New Delhi last week to decide what to do next, Indira seemed almost certain to hold...
...they play as they did in theid 9-1 win over Harvard, the Bruins could give the Big Red its second setback, the number that Yale and Harvard now bear. Then the Crimson could brace itself for Cornell's invasion of Watson Rink Wednesday. IVY STANDINGS W L GF GA Cornell 5 1 28 12 Yale 4 2 38 27 Harvard 3 2 19 18 Brown 3 3 38 26 Princeton 3 3 27 27 Dartmouth...