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Dear Little Nira. U.S. companies were meanwhile calling themselves Alcoa (Aluminum Co. of America) or Nabisco (National Biscuit Co.) or Socony (Standard Oil Co. of New York). After the advent of Basic (British American Scientific International Commercial) English, acronyms faltered in favor of the New Deal's AAA, CCC, TVA, WPA, led by F.D.R. himself. Indeed, legend has it that the death of the National Industrial Recovery Act (ruled unconstitutional) left bereft of rhyme or reason a host of Depression-born U.S. girls named Nira...
...convincingly. The Cubs look the logical doormat, with the only starter on opening certain to be in the lineup by The Reds have twice as many players. In Vada Pinson and Robinson they boast two of an outfield, but the rest the squad would have trouble a good AAA club. For the Tony Taylor, Pancho and Tony Gonzales are all capable of nudging .300, and with a little luck a deep array of mediocre rookies and sophomores might stand up well enough through the dog-days of August to cause the older pros some uneasiness...
...acre Oakington estate near Havre de Grace, Md. A maverick Democratic Senator who said in 1933 that "If I can't vote my sentiments, to hell with this job," Tydings voted in favor of reciprocal trade and foreign aid, against such domestic New Deal projects as AAA and NRA, which he called "alphabetical monstrosities." Though marked for purge by F.D.R. in 1938, Tydings won re-election by a record plurality, ranked third in senatorial service by July 1950 when, during two hours of inspired invective, he summarized a subcommittee report labeling McCarthy's charge of Communist penetration...
According to the AAA, the snow forecast for early this morning will make the Massachusetts Turnpike particularly dangerous. The weather bureau at Logan Airport predicted a four inch accumulation beginning between 3 and 4 a.m. with rain or sleet following...
...AAA has urged students planning to go home by car for the holidays to leave Cambridge before this evening, as snowy weather threatens to throw a wrench into travel plans...