Word: crapehang
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Dates: during 1952-1952
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...five World War II years, Kiewit bossed or shared more than $300 million of Government contracts, ranging from Army camps in Washington, Colorado and Oregon to landing fields along the Alcan Highway. At war's end, when crapehang-ers were again crying Depression, Kiewit made his second decision to expand, since then has bought an armored division of modern equipment. His 1,000 trucks, 350 tractors and 80 power shovels, etc., have a replacement value of $20 million. He kept a big staff of specialists and workers, including more than 100 engineers under Vice President and Right-Hand...
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