Word: fusses
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...responsibilities of office seem to rest pretty lightly on the General these days. We didn't raise a fuss when he started going off to Augusta every few days for a vacation on the golf course. Previous presidents, to be sure, have found that the job takes all day every day, but we weren't going to get upset about it. "Maybe the work load is a little easier at the beginning, before things really get rolling," we thought. "Let's give him the benefit of the doubt. After all, isn't he appointing plenty of Harvard...
...Double a Democrat." Strife within Kansas Republican ranks, boiling long before the hospital fuss, spilled over. Governor Edward F. Arn, a member of the G.O.P. faction that includes Roberts and U.S. Senator Frank Carlson, testified that he found nothing wrong with the transaction. He said that Reporter McCoy "stirred up and distorted the whole thing" because of a grudge against Roberts. Three other witnesses said they had heard McCoy say he was going to "get" Roberts...
...showcase of British Socialism, perhaps the biggest trophy is the nationalization of steel. Winston Churchill's Tory government came to power pledged to denationalize the industry. Last week, with surprisingly little fuss considering all the hours of campaign oratory once devoted to the subject, the House of Commons voted 304 to 271 to return the steel companies to private ownership. The significance of the step was more in the attitude than the act. The Tories hope to restore what Winston Churchill's Supply Minister (and son-in-law) Duncan Sandys calls "the invaluable stimulus and driving force...
...Hudson's 300 delivery trucks will come and take the merchandise back. Hudson's has been known to credit merchandise bought ten years before and never used. Last year, Hudson's actually sold more than $175 million in goods; with no fuss, it took back $25 million worth...
...Fuse, No Fuss. A circuit breaker that replaces electric fuses in homes and can't burn out was put on sale by Mechanical Products, Inc. of Jackson, Mich. Called Mini-Breaker, it cuts off current whenever there is an overload or short circuit, needs only a push of a button to restore service. Price: $1.50, or four...