Word: dole
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...even if all the U.S.'s anticipated food surplus for 1959 was distributed, it would amount to the equivalent of about two teacups of rice every 17 days for each of the world's undernourished people. A food dole would alleviate but would not remedy the poverty...
...slight reduction of labor. First, they proposed the "pre-filled tray." Each student would receive a circular platter already loaded with food. There would be no need for a serving line--and thus the number of servers could go down. The second idea involved buffet-style dining. Servers would dole out meat, soup, and possibly dessert to people in the line; for all other items on the menu-each person could serve his own portion...
...like that of Crichel Down, where a farmer defied the War Department's right in time of peace to hold onto land commandeered in time of war. or pleads for a Mrs. Christos, who went to jail for earning milk money for her children while on the dole (TIME, June 15). But often an M.P. has either too much work or not enough spunk to see an issue through, and the press is quick to shift to fresher news...
...says, "The sole way of settling the refugee problem is by restoring the land, which was stolen, to its owners," but he hardly expects any more to conquer Israel. U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold, avoiding the inflamed question of repatriation altogether, suggests that to get the refugees off the dole, UNRWA's vocational training program should be greatly expanded. Then if UNRWA disappears, a new agency, possibly with World Bank financial backing, should give refugees jobs building such public works as dams and irrigation schemes in the Arab countries in which they now live. Jordan and the United Arab...
...regret that the time has come when I must register my disapproval of your April 27 article on veterans' benefits, called "Tailoring the Dole." When the word "dole" is used, it is, to say the least, unkind. It places a stigma on all veterans who are receiving compensation or pension, regardless of the circumstances in a particular case...