Word: itemize
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...latest developments in the arms picture indicate that both Russia and the United States are favorable to early discussion but there is no indication when the matter will come up. It stands No. 7 on the agenda of the political committee, behind three vote item and Russia's pointed questions on the dispositions of allied troops in alien non-enemy countries. All of these are bound to bring about prolonged debate...
Most discouraging of all was the lack of progress in breaking some of the worst bottlenecks. Item: freight-car output had slipped 15%. Fractional horsepower motors were being turned out at record speed. But the backlog of unfilled orders was still equal to 21 months' production. As for the steel shortage, CPA said with exaggerated pessimism: demand will exceed supply "for several years...
Another interesting item came later in the evening from the Somerset Hotel, where the band leader, announcing that he was about to read football scores and play college tunes, was greeted by a chorus of groans and "no's" from the cash customers. "That's all right," said the maestro. "I'm not going to talk about Harvard...
Using his "B" and "C" elevens in the drill, the head coach stressed protection for his punters, and will probably work on the same item for the rest of the week...
...been front-page news when the mob was forming. Next day in the Nashville Tennessean the item reporting that the Negroes were innocent appeared on page...