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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...hold of the sharp-thorned fact that in the U.S. today too many people are trying to make a living as farmers. To help low-income farm families escape into other livelihoods, and at the same time to ease the problems of surpluses. Rockefeller proposed a long-term "land-use program" similar to what the Committee for Economic Development advocated two years ago (TIME, Dec. 23, 1957). Under this program, the Federal Government would rent entire farms for long periods, take the land out of crop production and put it to "such uses as reforestation and conservation." As a "start...
...sometimes pretend, through use of the dateline, that stories actually composed in the office were written elsewhere...
Transitron has pioneered in the development of low-noise transistors for use in computers and for military applications. It was the first company to manufacture silicon rectifiers commercially, is now one of the biggest producers of devices used to deliver large amounts of direct current in most electronic circuits. Currently, Transitron is pioneering in the development of thermoelectric materials, which can produce electricity when heated...
...corridor conferences with staff members. Decisions by Leo, 46, who serves as treasurer and chairman, and David, 34, who is president, have equal power. To justify the price of Transitron's stock (now selling at a steep 45 times projected 1960 earnings) the company is expected to diversify, use the 2.1 million shares of Transitron's authorized but unissued stock to buy other companies...
Smog Reliever. The automobile industry will use an inexpensive device to control smog-producing automobile fumes in all cars manufactured for sale in California in 1961. The industry has discovered that hot gases from the exhaust pipe are not the main source of air pollution; smog is mainly caused by the oily vapors, principally hydrocarbons, that gather in the crankcase, are normally vented into the open air. The new device is a tube from the crankcase vent to the intake manifold. This carries the hydrocarbons through the engine, where they are burned up. Price: about...