Word: bitted
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Union members who had tied their wage increases to the cost of living, had seen their wages soar up-and would now see them dip a bit. In St. Louis, 25,000 employees of the International Shoe Co. faced such a wage cut. So did 380,000 at General Motors. Old A.F.L. Chieftain William Green hinted, in as unincriminating a way as he could, that maybe there wouldn't be so many workers asking for fourth-round increases...
Last week Harvardman Bill Nichols changed his formula a bit. He dropped Emily Post (who went over to the American Weekly) for a livelier "Everybody's Etiquette" with such guest lecturers as John Kieran (etiquette for birdwatchers and motorists). And for eager eaters, he signed up Clementine Paddleford, the New York Herald Tribune's food expert...
...Last week Tucker reported that the backer had backed out. But, he said, five others-including "an Eastern syndicate, a West Coast syndicate, two big companies and an internationally known banker"-were interested. Chicago's Federal Judge Michael L. Igoe said he didn't "have the least bit of confidence in [Tucker's] statements," but he gave him until March 3 to put up the cash or close down his shop...
While all the other good Marmotae in the country were out doing their bit for the weather bureau yesterday, the Medical School's specimen was under enforced hibernation...
...just on a sight-seeing tour. He precedes his Wheaton College (Illinois) track team, which he is entering in the annual B.A.A. Games Saturday. Coach Jaakko Mikkola was not particularly awed by Dodds's performance. He noted that the "flying parson" was "out of condition and quite a bit below his usual time...