Word: furloughs
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Last week, dark-haired, amiable T/4 O'Neill (28) appeared at the State Capitol in Columbus. On furlough for the duration of the Legislature, he was still in uniform, still wearing his Good Conduct Medal, two bronze battle stars. Starting his fourth term (he was first elected at 22, was Republican whip last session), he went to the Speaker's rostrum, made a speech about what a great job U.S. soldiers were doing overseas. His colleagues rose and cheered...
...Subtle Anxiety. For some, the waiting is anxious and filled, perhaps, with a few misgivings. After all, how can one remember everything about a man who has been gone so long? In Manhattan a young wife prepared to welcome her husband home on furlough. The apartment was all shipshape, with flowers on the mantel. The dinner would be perfect, down to the dry martinis. But the first thing the husband said was: "Darling, don't you remember I never drink martinis...
...apparent reasons: ¶ Tire workers had gone to work on a seven-day instead of a six-day-week (as part of a War Department-sponsored, four-month drive which began Jan. 1). ¶ The Germans' December breakthrough had revitalized complacent workers. ¶ The emergency furlough of 600 soldiers to fill in gaps in the tire plants over a month ago seemed to have touched civilian workers' pride. The presence of uniforms made them work harder and faster than ever before. (Another 900 soldiers were proving equally successful production boosters in other rubber plants...
...make matters more difficult, the soldiers worked with unabashed fervor to make good (and possibly win furlough extensions), and to make as much as $100 a week, with overtime. They worked as if they had never heard of anything but a seven-day week...
...Parents' Magazine, also concerned about fatherhood in the armed forces, last month put out a special overseas "pony supplement." Sample topic: "Make the Most of Your Furlough...