Word: facings
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...battle as well as he could. But the effort killed Joe Robinson. After the funeral at Little Rock, Ark., John Garner went straight to Franklin Roosevelt, plainly told him his Court plan was beaten, but he still was loyal enough to engineer a compromise that saved some face...
...Harvard snowplowers, defending the trophy, face strong Dartmouth and White Mountain teams and a formidable force from New Hampshire University. The race will begin promptly at noon Sunday...
...should be any attempt to use the bargaining power of the closed shop as a big stick with which to beat unreasonable concessions from the University, or by means of which to foist unsatisfactory workers on the dining halls, then the present harmonious agreement would be disrupted. To keep face in a socially-conscious community, Harvard must continue its liberal labor policy; to keep faith with Harvard, the Union must observe the spirit as well as the letter of its contract...
...greatly simplified terms, the fictitious cases of Jenny and Suzie are the problems which the Administration must face in connection with the recent Union agitation about the Pension Plan. On one side is Jenny whose job is temporary, whose wages must fill an immediate need, and whose old age security lies with her husband. On the other is Suzie whose job is permanent, whose wages must fill a future need as well as an immediate one, and whose old age security depends on no one but herself...
...Just a beginner," she replied placidly. The satisfaction on her face made Vag writhe. "I still have four years to go." It almost seemed spite that the girl should begin to tuck wisps of perfect blonde curls into place...