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Died. Arthur W. Hermann, 72, a foreman from 1918 to 1922 of the U.S. Radium Corp., against which he filed a $1,000,000 damage suit three months ago, charging that he had suffered radium poisoning while at work; of cancer; in East Orange, N.J. Forty-three women employees of the company during the same era subse quently died of radium poisoning, probably from swallowing the radioactive substance while moistening the brushes they used in painting numerals on watch dials...
High in the Rocky Mountains, a giant tractor eased a six-room house along a steep, narrow road. As workmen loaded another house onto a huge steel trailer, a foreman shouted to the anxious bystanders, "Don't you worry, folks, the coffee you left behind will be a bit cooler when it gets there, but not a drop will be spilled...
...Manhattan), they wrangled bitterly for almost 19 hours, finally deadlocked on all charges. "It was chaos," said one weary juror. "All we heard were pleas of sympathy for Jack." One of four pro-Jack jurors assured Jack's wife: "I fought like a tiger for him." Said the foreman and only Negro: "I feel that a hung jury is a vindication for Jack...
Some difficulties on the job can be solved almost as soon as they are discovered. At Jones & Laughlin Steel, an alert foreman noticed that a worker constantly complained of back pains when he was under direct supervision, worked well when he was alone. The company's consulting psychiatrist confirmed that the man was "allergic to supervision"; he was put to work in a position of responsibility-by himself-and the pains disappeared. The boss may often appear as a maniacal tyrant to the worker who is grappling with his own problems. When a pretty Du Pont receptionist complained bitterly...
...realistic performance standard, insisted that he keep to it. The worker warned his boss that the strain would bring on the usual nausea. Said the boss: "Go to the window and throw up, then get back to work." The worker improved so much that he was later made a foreman...