Word: add
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...first time, Lucy, after 30 years, to the astonishment and embarrassment of her fellow townsmen, was found to be a man. "Her" supreme accolade probably came from the TIME subscribers who nominated "her" for TIME's Man of the Year. But there is one more chapter to add now to the story of Lucy's trials & tribulations: the U.S. Army is after "her" for evading the draft...
...stockholders hoped that the Reed bill, introduced in Congress on Nov. 23, would add weight to their petition. Under its terms a bankrupt railroad whose average earnings for seven years have covered its fixed charges can be taken out of the courts, handed back to its stockholders. The Milwaukee's stockholders hoped to stave off approval of the reorganization until they had a chance of preserving their investment...
...Choice. Meanwhile, food stocks were growing slimmer. From Washington came encouragement: the U.S. would send food to Germany. Moreover, Washington had come around to the view that the U.S. would have to pay its own occupation costs rather than charge them to the bankrupt Germans. The U.S. preferred to add enormously to its bill for World War II in order to achieve one of the war's objectives: the permanent disarmament of Germany. Insistence on cash or goods from Germany would mean restoring her heavy industry and, with it, her war potential. Washington was willing to pay to avoid...
George had it all planned. On the itinerary were New York, Hollywood and Bermuda. Top priority on their shopping list: some salt & pepper shakers to add to the collection of 800 sets they already...
Many of the wives have part-time jobs to add to their husbands' G.I. allowance of $75 a month (single men get $50). The college tries to keep them all entertained by letting them play squash in the men's gym, join in music, stage and handicraft groups. Next step: special classes for the wives...