Word: ironed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...unions. The Met management has claimed for a long time that the unions "have us over a barrel," and that the unions prolong negotiations so long that when contracts are finally signed the Met has little time to plan its season properly. But for all its mutterings about the iron hand of labor and the burden of its big payroll, the Met management itself had not done all it might to simplify its staging, by using unit sets instead of cumbersome pieces that take 80 men to get in place...
Last week the sobersided Department of Commerce explained: "For some time . . . evidence had been accumulating . . . that abnormally large shipments of water closets were moving into export channels." Commerce had discovered that exporters seemed to be shipping more cast-iron water closets (which require no export license) than manufacturers were making, suspected that many of them were really shipping vitreous china water closets (which, being in "tight supply," do require licenses). Last fortnight's raid clinched it. "Really," said a Commerce official "there has been a hell of a big leak...
...What is the need for a council of this kind?" asked Anthony Eden. "How can any industrial country give us instructions on how to conduct our business?" Communist Willie Gallacher backed Eden, shouting "A sellout!" Cripps's own Socialist supporters asked if the nationalization of iron and steel would be delayed if U.S. private enterprise was called in as adviser. The fears and frustrations of a dogged, weary nation came tumbling out. Was this council an economic instrument whereby America could keep a hold on Britain through EGA? Would it cut British exports? Would it give Americans a competitive...
...Hong Kong. Below, off Nine Islands, a scattered fleet of fishing junks spread their lugsails against the sky. Chiu Tok moved forward, ordered Senior Pilot Cramer to surrender the controls to him. One of the passengers rose to interfere. The pirates shot him. Co-Pilot McDuff grabbed an iron flag bar and swung on Chiu Tok. In a panic, the pirates fired wildly at the two pilots. Cramer slumped dead over the controls. As screaming passengers spilled into the aisle, the plane came around in a wide circle. Out of control, it plummeted down into the South China...
...being at Pittsburgh. Encouraged by the plant shift, the Pittsburgh Industrial Development Council began tootling its horn to attract other fugitives from freight charges. But Detroit, which uses twice as much steel as it produces, started a campaign to make more. Said. its board of commerce: "We have iron ore going right past our door. We have limestone . . . [All] we need is coal...