Word: layoff
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Roller Coaster. The 80-month U.S. boom reflects a climate of growth, but also stability. A notable measure of that stability was the willingness of the Ford Motor Co. last month to guarantee up to 95% of the annual wages of workers in what has historically been an unstable, layoff-prone industry. Since 1834, the U.S. economy has ridden the cyclical roller coaster through 31 booms and busts. Nobody is willing to predict that cyclical peaks and troughs can entirely be eliminated. But many economists are convinced that with prudent and prompt cooperation between business and Government, business and labor...
Sophomore star Roy Shaw, hobbled by leg injuries several weeks ago, said last night that he, Keith Colburn, Doug Hardin, Tim McLoone, and Bob Stempson will definitely run. As for his long layoff, Shaw explained, "Roger Bannister took a week off before he broke the four minute barrier in the mile, so with a month's rest I should be extra ready...
...Axten, jogging around the field, trying to get into shape, after a four-week layoff, and Locksley hobbling by, hoping to be ready for next week's game, and there in the nets is Breese, still a little weak on shots over his head, but very, very anxious to prove that...
...familiar-looking reptile embroidered on them, sell exceedingly well. Last year the Paris-based firm of Chemise Lacoste sold 1,700,000 of the shirts, 50% in France and the remainder in the crocodile-alligator world beyond. This month, as Lacoste's factories reopen after a vacation layoff, the order backlog has reached 200,000, and Chemise Lacoste has also gotten an unexpected bonus. Catherine Lacoste, 22-year-old daughter of Founder Rene Lacoste, last month outplayed the pros and, as an amateur, won the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament in Hot Springs...
...This was a team that worked hard to win, and the results show that they worked hard enough. The one loss -- to Brown -- came after a week and half layoff and the boys still made me proud there by coming back from a 6-0 first quarter deficit to make it close at the end. This was a real solid ball club," Lentz said...