Word: ept
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...best of the good things- a round song called The Story of Alice-is done with the high-styled nonsensicality of a good British revue number. There is some of the same appeal in a song-and-dance fandango called Gruntled: the gimmick of the lyrics (ept, kempt, scrutable) is pretty old hat, but the general air and the wacky ballroom dancing are gay Among the sketches, there is a funny take-off of the current movie Marty and a fairly funny take-off of matinee ladies Two or three other skits, on such themes as Tennessee Williams and marriage...
Departing Business. Indonesia's economy is being slowly strangled by in ept government policies. While badly needing and openly crying for foreign investment, the government is slowly forcing out firms already in business. Most planters (tea, rubber) say they are not even bothering to replant. General Motors closed its assembly plant at Tandjong Priok a few weeks ago after 27 years of operation. Philco Radio and Britain's vast Imperial Chemical Industries are expected to follow quite soon. At Tandjong Priok, the capital's seaport, costly prefabricated school buildings are rusting on wharves because someone has forgotten...
...president, Businessman-Educator Wilson Compton: "Since the council announced the opening of its New York offices last month, it has been swamped with inquiries about the need for helping educational programs." Fully two-thirds of the inquiries have come from corporations, which can make scholarship contributions under EPT this year for as little as 18½ on the dollar...
...know a little man both ept and ert. And intro? extra? No, he's just a vert. Sheveled and couth and kempt, pecunious, ane; His image trudes upon the ceptive brain...
From all appearances, Martin's leadership had won the day. If things went as most Congressmen thought they would, Joe Martin's victory was one for congressional history. His unprecedented move through the Rules Committee had saved both the EPT bill and congressional precedent in the only way they could have been saved together. And he had wound up so strong that he did not have to use his strength in a rock-crushing, party-splitting vote...