Word: elwood
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Hiring. The euphoria has not abated. Some Sikorsky workers, sure of their jobs for the next decade, have gone on spending sprees. Says Precision Grinder Elwood Worcester, 44: "I bought my wife a new car for Christmas, a $6,200 Chevrolet. We are going to Europe this summer; because now I can spend some of my savings and put it back later, I don't have to worry." For some junior executives, the UTTAS contract means instant advancement. Ken Rosen, 36, was propulsion manager for UTTAS; now he is engineering manager for the whole program. "UTTAS certainly advanced...
...Judge Elwood S. McKinney '38, who said last month he wanted to try cocaine in order to determine for himself whether the substance is harmful, said in a decision delivered yesterday that the drug is less harmful than cigarettes or alcohol...
...Judge Elwood S. McKenny '38, who said last week that he would sample cocaine before he hands down a ruling in a cocaine possession case, has changed his mind about trying the drug...
...that "being a woman would make a difference [in her career], because I'd always done everything I wanted." Her father Glen was a lawyer and businessman in Kokomo, Ind.; her mother Bernice, an amateur musician. The most illustrious member of the family was Bernice's father, Elwood Haynes, who designed one of the first successful automobiles and discovered stainless steel...
...They charge an arm and a leg," complains Walter Bates, owner of a well-service firm in Odessa, Texas. "But I'm happy to pay any price to get the equipment I need." Sometimes, the equipment is not only high-priced but hot as well. Says Sheriff Elwood Hill of Odessa: "They are stealing just about everything in the oil patch that isn't tied down." Hill adds that an experienced team of oilfield thieves can dismantle and cart off $20,000 worth of gear within two hours...