Word: conard
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Vera Conard, president of the Women's Club of America, called on U.S. women to crusade for a woman President of the U.S. Among her nominations: the Duchess of Windsor, Clare Boothe Luce, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Replied Mrs. John L. Whitehurst, former president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs: "Women voters would not support a woman. . . . Women don't like to see other women get ahead...
Since then, both company and union have changed leadership. When Deeds resigned in March, the directors replaced him with Frederick Underwood Conard.* In 30 years as executive vice president of the Underwood Corp., Conard had made a reputation as an exacting but fair boss. Hardly had he settled his 6 ft. 5 in. and 230 lbs. in his new job than his reputation was put to the test...
...union, inspecting the company's annual report, saw that it had a $10,000,000 surplus. It jumped to the conclusion that this was money in the bank and demanded a 15?-an-hour raise. Conard, remembering C.I.O.'s war cry in 1945 of "Open the Books" asked the union if it would like to look at his books...
...would put an undue strain on the company's resources." The union withdrew its 15?-an-hour demand, settled for six paid holidays (equivalent to a 3?-an-hour raise). In September, when the present contract expires, the union will decide whether to renew its wage demands. Said Conard: "The union was very cooperative...