Word: hoggish
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...because his new Federal job will give him a prime chance to serve a cause to which he is passionately devoted -wild-life conservation. Hunting & fishing trips throughout the nation long ago convinced him that the U. S. was recklessly wasting its wildlife resources. Barren lands, starving ducks, hoggish gunners began to appear in his cartoons. He joined Iowa's Fish & Game Commission, became president of its Conservation Commission. Three years ago he helped launch a 25-year plan for restoring Iowa's game, gave Iowa State College $9,000 from his own pocket to develop...
Bearded professors bitterly compared their $70 a month salary with the prospective $150 monthly pay of "hoggish" second lieutenants...