Word: holidaying
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...everyone cheered the news, and realizing that they would not, the Tory government shrewdly timed the announcement for the holiday season when members of the House of Commons were out of town. To the royal family, "Dickie" Mountbatten is a favorite blood relation (he is both Elizabeth's cousin and Philip's uncle); to Britain's political leaders, who keep advancing him, he is a diplomat-sailor with charm, foresight and savvy; to his fellow officers he is courageous and capable; to the newspaper-reading public he is part hero, part legend, handsome and dashing...
...publishers offered a $7 wage boost over a two-year period, which was later turned down twice by the union members. The settlement was merely a rejiggering of the publishers' original offer: the union got a raise of $3.55 the first year, $1.75 the second, a ninth paid holiday (Columbus Day), and three days' paid sick leave. Estimated cost to the publishers: same as the $7, over-two-years, pre-Christmas package...
...Absolute Chaos." The battle of the airlines raised havoc with holiday traffic. T.W.A., which put on 85 extra sections to carry the Christmas overflow, said its ticket counters at New York's Idlewild Airport were "absolute chaos." United Air Lines flights were booked solidly for ten days in advance. National Airlines was flying 4,000 passengers daily-double its normal load-to and from Miami, some of them in the 707 jet that it has leased from Pan American. National leased eight other planes from such faraway carriers as Hawaiian Airlines, put employees on six-and seven-day weeks...
...Uncle (French). A wicked satire on mechanized modern living by Jacques (Mr. Hulot's Holiday) Tati, who is probably the funniest funnyman in films, but in this one overdoes his wit by at least 30 minutes...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4--The Soviet Union's Anastas I. Mikoyan arrived today for what he called an American "holiday," but he quickly arrange to meet with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles at noon Monday...