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...free economy, said the report, "growth will inevitably proceed at a somewhat uneven pace." The "unfavorable feature" in the economy of 1957 was not the dip but the fact that, even with industrial capacity outpacing demand, the consumer price index kept creeping upward...
...range into Europe and the Far East. The U.S. Air Force is ahead of its schedule on developing its first IRBM, Douglas' liquid-fuel, 1,500-mile Thor. It has test-fired ten Thors, five successfully, two part-successfully, has a production line going, expects to deploy well upward of 20 Thors into Europe with "initial operational capability" this year. Thor is guided by an inertial direction system backed up by an alternate method, is powered by a single rocket engine that generates a big kick of 135,000 lbs. Recently Defense Secretary Neil McElroy ordered Chrysler...
...costs of maintenance and operation," White observed, "have moved upward at an alarming rate in recent years." Unless the necessary funds are received, White said, the Library would have to make a "drastic cutback" in its present facilities...
...Upward Track. The flight path ahead is clear. Yet the U.S. economy, like the first early missiles themselves, may experience some failures and disappointments before it gets on the upward track again. For many companies, the initial months of 1958 may produce sharp production cuts, painful layoffs and lower profits. But if the fall is sharp, the bounce back may be even faster. For better or for worse, defense spending will quickly provide new thrust for the lagging business pace. Beyond, there is the many-sided U.S. economy, in which a fall in one industry is often balanced...
...continued to rise even after Sukarno summoned newsmen to the white-columned presidential palace to prove that he was still free and in office. "Here I am," said Sukarno, "happy and gay." But he looked unhappy, and he refused to answer questions; the prices in Amsterdam edged still farther upward...