Word: feeder
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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There was little likelihood that the small plants, employing not more than 3,000 workers, would dare to vote against C.I.O. The huge C.I.O., with jurisdiction over 85,000 workers at River Rouge and 3,000 at Lincoln, could and doubtless would boycott parts made in the 14 "feeder" plants. But there were some 29,000 other Ford employes in other parts of the U.S. If, after the election, A.F. of L. felt it had strength enough, it would probably demand elections in those outlying plants. Ford might face a labor squabble after all -one of the very things...
...come. Up leaped tortured Congressman Whelchel, grabbed a club-a length of 2-by-4 that was standing in a corner-and rushed downstairs. In Mr. Ward's office he laid about him with a whack and a will, smashed a machine on its head, walloped a $600 feeder. The 2-by-4 bounced out of his hands. He recovered it, took a few more swings, departed, breathing deeply, feeling better...
Japanese penetration dates from 1937, when a Pan Am affiliate had to quit its Shanghai-Hong Kong feeder line because Japanese bombs made Shanghai unhealthy. A year later, using Douglas and Lockheed planes made in Japan with the help of U.S. technicians, Japan started a vast airways network with Kyushu Island as main roost for transports...
Washington expects CAB to okay all ten of the pending present airmail feeder applications before year's end, also expects Congress to appropriate the needed $4,000,000-$5,000,000 to pay for the service at 30 to 40? a mile...
Fiefdom is nothing new to C. & E. I. In 1930, Thomas Fortune Ryan's estate sold its control to the Van Sweringens, who wanted it as a feeder for their rich Chesapeake & Ohio. Although C. & E. I. had paid no dividends for 17 years, the Vans caused the C. & O. to pay $8.000,000 for just over 50% of its common ($2,000,000 above the market price). Fearing ICC disapproval, they used a dummy, kept their own and C. & O.'s name out of the deal. The dummy: brokerage house Paine, Webber & Co., whose partner Kenneth Steere...