Word: bending
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...South Bend, Ind., a butterfingered University of Texas eleven fumbled away its best chances and helped an alert Notre Dame team win its first game of the year, 21-0 for its young (26) new coach, Terry Brennan...
...Though the "depression" of 1954 has been a favorite topic for some Democrats, the generally improved U.S. economy is no longer a national issue. But unemployment is a local factor in some scattered districts. Example: Indiana's Third (South Bend), where the biggest employer, Studebaker, laid off more than half its force in the past year. Republican Representative Shepard Crumpacker, seeking a third term, is in trouble...
HELEN W. ZIEGLER West Bend...
...Studebaker President Har old Vance as board chairman and executive committee chairman of the new corporation, Nance has a top executive team that agrees with his own economy-minded approach. Studebaker's bosses have already started the ball rolling by persuading 8,500 workers at their South Bend plant to accept a 14% wage cut (TIME, Aug. 23). Jim Nance & Co. will :need every additional economy they can find. In 1954's auto race,* the Big Three have gobbled up 94% of the market, given notice of an even faster pace...
...when a meeting of local members was called a fortnight ago, unexpected opposition to the plan popped up. Horvath was greeted by jeers and catcalls, and the new contract was turned down in a show-of-hands vote (TIME, Aug. 16). The decision stunned Studebaker and South Bend...