Word: batch
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...chiefly to produce the Air Force's Scorpion F89 all-weather interceptor, had rearranged its plant "to create more efficient flow lines," had thus channeled men and materials away from current production. In Santa Monica, Douglas Aircraft plucked skilled supervisors from its assembly lines, shipped them and a batch of machine tools to Tulsa as the nucleus of a new production staff for the six-jet Boeing B-47V bomber. And instead of "freezing" their designs for mass production, most manufacturers were slowing down production from time to time, retooling for improved models...
China's Red press described the liquidation of one "batch," numbering several hundred. Tien Feng had wrecked locomotive boilers in Peking's railroad shop. Li Chih-hsiang had ruined wind gauges, wind pumps and water pumps. Tung Hua-chang had inspired workers to slow down. Chin Han-kui had fabricated 90 false rumors against the government. On their way to execution, the victims were paraded slowly through Peking's streets to the scenes of their crimes, where death was meted...
Even Price Stabilizer Michael Di Salle was aware that the drop in buying, rather than controls, has stopped the rise in some prices. Nevertheless, last week he served up another batch of controls, extended his profit margin restrictions (TIME, April 9) to radio and TV sets, houseware, luggage and chinaware...
...trusts and a big stockholder in Selected himself Wiesenberger complained that under the merger, Selected common stock-holders would be 1) surrendering $1730 m dividend arrears for a mere $8 70 payoff; 2) swapping 76% voting control for 2% in the merged company; 3) missine out on a fat batch of capital gains that were not reflected by the market price of Selected. Wiesenberger began urging proxy holders to defeat the merger...
...second batch to arrive under the Corps rotation policy. Earlier this month, 1,167 marines were landed in San Francisco...