Word: construc
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...reason is that school construc tion and the school budget are largely in the hands of the mayor, who holds down on school expenses to keep the rest of the city running. This leaves the school committee (Boston for "board") with reduced responsibility, but it keeps busy. Its five members are elected every two years and have long used the job as a springboard for higher office...
Gradually, however, DM is making companies more enlightened. Construc-ta washing machines, one of the earlier victims of a "less recommendable" decree, sagged from a 38% share of the German automatic washer market to 20% ; Constructa sued and lost but subsequently introduced new machines that won a higher rating. Mail-Order Magnate Joseph Neckermann rushed to Stuttgart to complain about DM's criticism of a spin drier sold by his firm; in DM's test lab Neckermann watched the machine fail again, and canceled his contract with the manufacturer. Says one businessman: "DM's greatest merit...
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