Business Boom Persists Amid Rising Confidence
New York reports show consumer purchases offset defense cuts with strong gains in homes, machinery, and construction. General Motors announces a 500 million expansion while government forecasts push total construction to a record 42 billion for the year, with home and commercial building up. Industry braces for possible slowdown yet remains optimistic as steel, aluminum, and machine tool demand surges and stock markets reach all time highs.
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Lord Auckland Dies in Middlesex Home at 64
Lord Auckland, 64, cousin of Prime Minister Eden, died Wednesday at his Middlesex home. Before inheriting the barony in 1941 he was born Geoffrey Morton Eden and had a distinguished army career.
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