Word: limiteds
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...what he accomplished, but for the noise he made, Senator Joe McCarthy was the most discussed man of 1953. His name became an epithet to millions, a cheer to countless others. In 1953, McCarthyism crossed the twelve-mile limit and became an international word, widely understood around the world to mean a cynical exploitation of genuine fears, a studied contempt for fair play, a cunning talent for concealing failures by loudly baying after new victims. Too many abroad, urged on by a U.S. press that would leave no word of McCarthy unrecorded-no matter how outlandish-took him as their...
...Debt Limit: Burdened by expenditures authorized in previous years, the Administration will request an increase from $275 billion to $290 billion in the debt limit...
...Bulova's do), virtually every U.S. maker deals with the cartel. In doing so, the industry knuckles under to a tightly closed shop. The Swiss dictate how much watches are to be sold for, where they may be sold, and how many a manufacturer may have. Furthermore, they limit the use of watchmaking machinery bought in Switzerland-if a watchmaker is lucky enough to be permitted...
...revoke certification of their unions. The NLRB could also be empowered to determine to its own satisfaction whether a union's nominal officers are its actual leaders, decertify it if the officers are only front men for Communists. The great virtue of this method is that it would limit the issue to the real truth or falsity of a union leader's affidavit. All workers would have to do to get back their union's bargaining privileges would be to elect new officers who are not Communists or Communist tools...
...also qualify herself by having a college degree or registered nurse certificate. Lesser qualifications are accepted as exceptions. The supreme requirement for stewardesses is that they remain single while employed, and this restriction results in a rapid turnover of employees. Salaries are low, starting at $185 and reaching a limit of $275 a month...