Word: earned
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Hauled before the grand jury, some of lulu's recipients squirmed out explanations: "I didn't do much of anything"; "I ran a few errands." One flatly admitted: "I guess I didn't earn the money...
...lawyer and a seasoned bureaucrat (AAA, OPA, WFA, OES). Friend of Henry Wallace, Leon Henderson and General "Ike" Eisenhower, he has been an ardent New Dealer since 1933. Having learned the ins & outs of radio during five years (1937-42) as Washington lawyer-lobbyist for CBS, he could probably earn far more outside of Government than the FCChairman's $10,000 salary...
...students now enrolled at the College to reserve ten hours during the week beginning November 27 for a "patriotic service" to returning veterans. Students will be asked to take a series of five two-hour tests, which will establish Harvard's norm for judging the scores that voterans earn on taking the same tests as they leave the service...
...merchandise until window-shoppers got snub-nosed: the price tags, for most people, said "touch me not." Consumers in the low-income brackets found only inadequate stocks of shabby merchandise at prices they could afford. OPA ceiling prices on cheap goods were set so low that manufacturers could not earn a profit. Thus manufacturers simply stopped making low-priced textiles, or fell back on skimping quality. Underwear production for civilians dropped to 60% to 65% of prewar output; towels to 30% of prewar volume. Headline writers missed a chance: men's shorts were short...
Earlier this fall, Dean Hanford hinted that Harvard was considering a similar plan for its transition period. Under an arrangement like this, returning veterans would have an opportunity to earn credits without disrupting the usual undergraduate atmosphere...