Word: carful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Monterrey, Mexico's industrial capital and third city (pop. 250,000), are like few other Mexicans. They are grave, busy, in a hurry. They wear felt hats instead of sombreros, and take short siestas. An ordinary Mexican, if he wins in a lottery, buys a car and goes on a spree. The man from Monterrey starts a new business. Throughout Mexico, the sign for stinginess, hitting the elbow of one arm with the fist of the other, is used almost automatically in referring to Monterrey...
...patrol car of the Mounties blocked their way. The vets, 200 strong, jounced it aside, crashed through a high wooden barricade and bowled over patrol guards. They hurled aside a second car block, tangled with 30 Mounty reinforcements. The Mounties seized Hanratty, but let him go when the crowd closed in, and stood aside...
Sixty of the 107 man squad appeared yesterday to jog around the 3.7 mile course. Mikkola followed the runners by car, warning them to conserve their strength for tomorrow's race...
Fast Turnover. In Los Angeles, Laborer John Sherwood went to his car to get his lunch, caught a man stealing it, turned him over to police, finally sat down to eat, found the police had taken the lunch for evidence...
...costs enough to show a profit, has also soared upwards. Example: the Ford Motor Co. which, before the war, was assumed, along with other automakers, to break even at 35% of capacity, must now operate at 75% of capacity to break even. This year it has -made 280,000 cars so far-and lost $38,000.000 net. Last week Young Henry Ford got a 6% boost in his car ceilings. G.M. is also seeking a boost. But somewhere consumer resistance would...