Word: collaring
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Cheer, Dash, All and Bold. They do not exhibit fear until nightfall, or on weekend afternoons. At these points the MOTHER-IN-LAW arrives for a white-glove inspection of the home. This includes a revealing scrutiny of the kitchen (with its telltale odors), the male's collar (with its inevitable ring) and the salad (too vinegary). On the next visit, 3.8 seconds later, all is perfection, thanks to the intervention of a remarkable product that scents the air, sanitizes the collar, emulsifies the dressing, rearranges the background music and restyles everyone's hair...
...only place the Harvard reputation counts is in white-collar 9 to 5 jobs--not too many people are interested in them any more--and most people don't want to make that kind of commitment when they graduate," Ginn said...
...Your book review on The Company and the Union by William Serrin [March 19] states: "In the end, U.A.W. members cheered a settlement that, by Woodcock's admission, could have been won before the contract deadline, which meant that the strike itself was little more than a blue-collar catharsis." Of course, I did not make such "an admission," because I could not have done so. Mr. Serrin only implied, without any evidence, that the settlement offer was available in September. Even he never attributed such a ridiculous admission...
...surprised to read [March 5] of the addition of Cecil Stoughton to the ranks of the white-collar unemployed. It would have been more appropriate for the President to keep him around as evidence that the Nixon economic game plan is working by showing that you can still buy a coat for $19.95, eyen if you do have to go to Canada...
...U.A.W. members cheered a settlement that, by Woodcock's admission, could have been won before the contract deadline, which meant that the strike itself was little more than a blue-collar catharsis. Be cause of the cost of the walkout and loss of overtime during the recession, relatively few eligible workers took ad vantage of the "30 and out" early-retirement program that was supposedly their major gain. Employee absenteeism soon returned to its normal 5%, and employee morale does not seem much different from that expressed by the worker who explained his frequent sacrifice...