Word: hitting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...done business with Jimmy Hoffa. "Jimmy," says an old foe, "is probably the greatest organizer in the labor movement." Jimmy's conception of organizational talent is a rather special one. "In those early days," he says, "Detroit was the toughest open-shop town in the country ... I was hit so many times with nightsticks, clubs and brass knuckles I can't even remember where the bruises were. But I can hit back, and I did. Guys who tried to break me up got broken...
...near Halethorpe. Md. Carling officials were more irritated than worried by the bill; they can build in nearby states and truck their beer into Maryland. But the U.S. State Department was understandably disturbed about the measure. U.S. investors have a $9 billion stake in Canada and could be hard hit if any Canadian legislature retaliated against U.S. firms. The Department got off a strong letter to Governor McKeldin urging him to "give appropriate consideration" i.e., veto bill 38, and warning that "an unfriendly attitude toward Canadian investments in the U.S. could easily stimulate . . . hostility toward American enterprises in Canada...
Precarious Profession. With no noticeable difficulties, the Egans breezed through nine categories-Great Art & Artists. Movies, Ancient History, Sherlock Holmes, Food & Cooking, Shakespeare, Spelling, Boxing & Jazz. They had made up their minds to quit as soon as they hit $16,000, but when they found that the $32,000 question would be on English literature-their specialty-they decided "we couldn't have 2? worth of self-respect...
...they found it hard to make money on Ford stock. Issued at 64½ a share, it shot to 70¼. Then, for the next three weeks, it sank steadily to a low of 59½. Thus many traders found themselves continually selling Ford at a loss. As Ford hit the big board last week, many over-the-counter houses were glad...
...Happy Fella is generally pretty cheerful after the Boston critics' reception earlier this week. Cracked ecstatic Eleanor, "It should make everyone connected with it the most happy fellas for a long time to come." But Frank Loesser's new musical has originality, stars Robert Weede, and features several pre-Hit Parade songs. At the Shubert, this afternoon at 2:30 p.m. and tonight...