Word: anderson
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Still, there are ritual subtleties. Business relationships, for example, can be complicated. At first phone contact, a person may be "Mr." or "Mzzz"-slurred slightly so as not to be entirely the feminist "Ms." Then both names-"Hello, Paul Anderson?"-may be used for a couple of calls. Whereupon, first names seem permissible. Some companies take ostentatious care to have everyone use first names-though secretaries often remain "Ellen" while the boss is "Mr. Jackson." The jaunty practice of using initials is often helpful: everyone becomes E.C., J.B., T.L., and so on. Clare, a young woman who wants to make...
...welfare into effect. Says the Governor: "Carter is committed to a reform that distinguishes for the first time between employable and unemployable people, and only the unemployable will be eligible for welfare benefits. The employable will be offered a job."* The architect of workfare in Massachusetts is Richard Anderson, the state's assistant secretary of economic and manpower affairs. He figures the program will cost $700,000 a year but eventually will save the state $2 million annually. Anderson claims that 25% of the fathers in the program will find jobs within several months, thanks to their new "experience...
...Anderson sang instead on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, before an audience...
Born in 1902 in Philadelphia. Anderson received the Bok Prize in 1940 as an outstanding Philadelphian. She used the $10,000 stipend to set up the Marian Anderson Award, a fund to help young people pursue artistic careers regardless of race or creed...
...Anderson's citation reads: "With a voice of overwhelming beauty, she has lifted the spirits of her countrymen: with grace and dignity, she has exemplified the true meaning of fraternity and freedom...