Word: firmed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...chartered buses to games of the Detroit Tigers, Lions and Red Wings. Oldtimers still talk about some of the more notable excursions, which have taken as long as three days to make the 70-mile round trip to Detroit. Owners John Plegue and Harry Allor are patient but firm, and violators of good-conduct rules are banished-sometimes forever. Probably 98% of the customers are on a first-name basis with each other. And the small-town news at the Pump is far fresher and at least as accurate as that published weekly in the Anchor Bay Beacon. When...
...unexpectedly inept campaign, his success was more a case of beginner's skill. Reagan was co-chairman of Barry Goldwater's campaign in California and one of Goldwater's most effective spokesmen in 1964. This year he heeded the advice of the political-management firm of Spencer-Roberts to bring his image closer to center. Without abandoning any conservative fundamentals-his platform embraces "fiscal responsibility" and rejects open-housing legislation -Reagan conveyed the impression of a responsible, vigorous crusader with all of the ardor and none of the abrasiveness of a Goldwater. His "Creative Society" slogan projects...
Under his firm rule, it was from the start an autarchic colony, raising its own vegetarian food supplies, running its private bakery, print shop and greenhouses. For a time, the colony even had its own Siberia, a Lake Michigan island to which backsliders were banished to brood on their sins. Since man was evil, members could marry but were supposed to remain celibate-notwithstanding King Ben's example...
Then the charm is firm and good...
Apart from the teen-age sector, employment is holding firm. In May, 73.7 million Americans were working, up 659,000 from April. The situation was particularly firm for the two most important groups in the job market: unemployment remained at a steady low of 2.4% among adult men and 1.8% among heads of families. Skilled workers have no trouble finding work, but employers have plenty of trouble finding them. Going begging are positions for lathe operators, carpenters, shipfitters. Among cities classified by the Government as having the tightest labor markets are Atlanta, Milwaukee, Cleveland and Rochester. Demand for this month...