Word: instead
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Moines' Iowa Packing Co., one H. Shapiro, a veteran who wanted to return as an 83f^-an-hour sausage stuffer instead of going back to his job as a 74^-an-hour check sealer, provided a test case for his union. After a four-day strike of 1,000 workers, the union won its demand that returning servicemen receive all promotions granted to colleagues in their absence...
After finishing their year, youths could go on to officer candidate schools, be graduated as reserve second lieutenants. Or they could get reserve commissions through college ROTC units-which will no longer bother with basic training courses, instead will operate at a postgraduate military level...
...Washington the House Military Affairs Committee, flooded with scientists' protests, began overhauling the May-Johnson bill for U.S. control of atomic energy. As amended last week, the bill would permit "free research" in atomic physics. Under another pending amendment control would be exercised by paid, full-time commissioners instead of a part-time board...
...result of a threee-way tie for fifth place in the elections held October 25, the Lowell House Committee will include seven new members instead of the proposed five, bringing the total of committeemen...
Short Circuit. In Salt Lake City, escaping convicts Jack Allen and David Duvall threw a switch to cut off the prison's electric power, sounded the general alarm instead, trapped themselves...