Word: leandro
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...break came as shortages were putting heavy pressure on management. In Peoria, Caterpillar (tractors and earth-moving equipment) announced layoffs of 11,500 men at three Illinois plants and in San Leandro, Calif. In General Motors' parts plants, there were widespread layoffs. The corporation also said that it will have to begin closing many assembly plants, starting with Chevrolet the first of October, although it thought it could keep some Chevy plants running to Nov. 1. Chrysler said it will start shutting down in November. Even Ford, which makes 40% of its steel at the integrated Rouge plant, expects...
...world-affairs course at San Leandro (Calif.) High School: At 18, I am already an old TIMEr and read your magazine as my own world-affairs course. I think Mrs. Levine's idea is great. I wish I had the opportunity to join her class...
...Leandro, Calif...
AMONG the letters TIME'S editors receive from readers all over the world, there is a batch every now and then from the half-industrial, half suburban city of San Leandro, Calif, (pop. 64,714), 17 miles from San Francisco. The reason, we learned last week, is an attractive schoolmarm named Adele Fridhandler Levine, 30, who teaches the popular world-affairs course at San Leandro High School. Her students' main textbook: TIME, The Weekly Newsmagazine...
ERNIE SILVERIA San Leandro, Calif...