Word: boosts
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...increases were noticeably gentler than Wheeling's: $4 on hot-rolled sheet and strip (50? less than the other companies), $5 on cold-rolled sheet and strip, $7 on galvanized sheet ($1 less than Wheeling), and nothing at all on plates (Wheeling and others had posted a $4.50 boost...
...budget seemed stingy rather than spendthrift. The New York Times called his tax proposals "economically destructive," but in the very same editorial, complained that he had provided only skimpy increases for education, parks and "cultural institutions." The United Federation of Teachers labeled "completely unacceptable" Wagner's $50 million boost in education funds, $39 million less than the Board of Education had requested. To "dramatize the plight of the schools," and pressure the city fathers for more money, the teachers' union planned to have 825 members, one from each city school, camp out in tents in City Hall Plaza...
...forth waiting for the expected passengers, seasonal workers who commute to their jobs in the vineyards. But scarcely a soul showed up at the station, for in Sanlucar and nearby Jerez de la Frontera 3,900 workers were out on strike for a $2.50 daily wage (a 50? boost), portal-to-portal pay between the vineyard and home, and two-not one-daily cigars, the slang word for the workers' traditional 20-minute siesta...
...five full field groups operating in underdeveloped countries. Under its present plans, the Service may terminate its program in Pakistan at the beginning of next year. The Pakistan project, which was initiated in 1954, has been partially responsible for the development of the Five-Year plan which has helped boost the Middle-Eastern country's economy...
Gavin Gilmor was the hitting star for the Crimson, bashing his second home run of the season and getting two singles as well to boost his average to .432. Crimson hitters rapped out eight hits in all, and were given nine walks by Springfield pitchers. Gymnast fielders also helped by committing four errors...