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Word: manpowerless (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1944-1944
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...Unbelievable. He devised brand-new production-line methods to turn out the infinitely intricate gun mounts, which contain some 7,000 watchlike parts. To man his plant in manpowerless Minneapolis, he raided other companies, even gave his workers a $10 bonus for each new worker brought in. To whoop up pro duction he served turkey dinners in the plant for 25?, gave War Bond door prizes, installed foot baths for employes, bombarded them with such Hawley slogans as: "Let's work like hell for liberty." The Navy showered "E's" and praise on Hawley. Said one admiring naval...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OIL: King of Wildcatters | 6/12/1944 | See Source »

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