Word: feather
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Defense Commission is still as naked as the day it was born (May 28, 1940) of all but "advisory"' power. But last week it watched another feather sewn to the full war regalia it may some day don. Franklin Roosevelt appointed a new four-man priorities board. Administrator was Donald Marr Nelson, the Defense Commission's (formerly Sears, Roebuck's) purchasing agent. Chairman was Commissioner Knudsen, its member commissioners Stettinius, Henderson. Purpose of the board was to work out a priorities system. In some industries-notably among the more defenseless customers of copper- priorities were already needed...
...Waving Feather Duster...
Accusing the President of following a policy of "calling names and waving a big feather duster," Professor Wernette cited business indices in his appeal for defense and prosperity. In his view, Roosevelt is the greatest "bottleneck" of all in the defense program because of his desire to investigate each item of the program before it goes into effect...
...Beta Lyrae pair into the smaller at speeds around 200 miles per second-so fast that some of it is hurled clear beyond the small star to form a tail like a comet's. As the stars revolve the tail is dragged around behind them, like a lagging feather...
...each other; actually, it developed, it was to mean an Orient for the enjoyment of Japan. Recently, after a year and a half's retirement, Prince Konoye returned to power at the head of a quasi-fascist Government. Like a poor but ambitious woman who cocks a new feather on an old hat, his new Government revised his threadbare slogan to read: New Order in Greater East Asia...