Word: backed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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This time, even John L. seemed to realize that he had gone too far. Leaving the announcement to a lieutenant, he ordered 80,000 Pennsylvania anthracite diggers and his 22,000 U.M.W. miners west of the Mississippi back to the pits this week. So far, the only victims of John 'Lewis' haughty methods were his own miners...
...house down. With a sly dig at Vice President Barkley's attentions to Mrs. Carleton Hadley of St. Louis, he added: "I am exceedingly glad that he is about to become a citizen of Missouri." The following day-after a side trip to Independence-Harry Truman flew back to the White House, glowing with good spirits and leaving Missouri in a pleasant twitter of excitement over the Veep's romantic intentions...
Veteran fullback Mike Scully will make his season debut, having sat out last week's game to allow his pre-season practice injury an extra week to mend. Scully's appearance at fullback will send Dick Harrop back to his natural position of halfback...
...employment office sends lots of students we don't hire," Whouley went on. "Sometimes you give a student a job and he doesn't come back. We need experienced help...
...York Yankees paid an estimated $40,000 to transport 215 pounds of first baseman across the Harlem River August 22. John Mize paid it all back in Ebbets Field yesterday afternoon with a ninth-inning, bases-loaded pinch hit single that beat the Dodgers...