Word: thirdly
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...will actually show a healthy increase in overall economic activity as measured by the gross national product; he estimates that G.N.P. will drop to $502 billion in 1961's first quarter, then turn around to $507 billion in the second quarter, rise to $522 billion in the third. He looks for a drop in the Federal Reserve Board's index of industrial production from its present 107 to about 100 in 1961's second quarter - with improvement after that. "Talk about G.N.P., and we are not headed for a recession," he says. 'Talk about production...
Dealers did not share the good sales equally. Atlanta's Beaudry Ford reported sales ahead of last year by one-third. Manhattan's Midtown Chevrolet had "the greatest sales since we have been in business," sold 500 cars in October and expects to sell more than 500 in November. But Los Angeles dealers were disappointed by slower than usual sales, and Tulsa reported new-car sales off 25% from three months...
FORD EARNINGS are showing the impact of the smaller profit on compact cars. Although the number of cars sold this year was up 4.9%, earnings in the first nine months were $5.76 a share v. $6.19 last year. The third-quarter profit rate was better, indicating that as the sales of compacts soar, the profit improves...
...chief advantages of the gas turbine are its simplicity (it has about 80% fewer working parts than a gas or diesel engine) and its compactness (it is only one-third as large as a comparable reciprocating engine and weighs only one-half to one-tenth as much). The gas turbine is extremely rugged, requires few repairs and runs on almost any liquid or gas fuel...
...Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, by William L. Shirer. This massive history by a veteran reporter holds the reader's interest to the Wagnerian...