Word: safes
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Author Cole notes that Butler, for all his audacity, "was by nature a timid soul, and never ceased to be afraid of his own deviations from the normal." Yet Butler did not fly from the safety of the conventional world into the equally safe and, in its own way, equally conventional bosom of the latest "progressive" movement. He called himself Ishmael, and prepared to take on all comers...
...move to bolster the back line, Chase this week shifted forward Charlie Coulter back to his natural position where he will team with the veteran Dick Greeley. Bill Yetman will probably open as goalie in the post vacated by retiring captain Jack Lavalle, but Johnny Chase is a safe bet to see a good deal of net minding action and so may sophomore goalie Phil Clark...
...President] Conant has been left free to travel about the country addressing meetings. On these occasions, he manages with a 'bridled tongue' to boldly play safe. And he has had more freedom to write articles in which he shows the result of his acquired caution by avoiding disturbing statements [with] well-intended doubletalk...
...weeks ago the Zimmermans danced together for the first time. Doctors gave Helen more good news: it would be safe now for her to have children. She could also do the housework and walk up stairs. Last week she was so well that her husband felt it was all right to leave her for a few days and go on a hunting trip...
Automakers brushed off the slump. They thought it was due to 1) a normal seasonal decline, 2) the revival of credit controls in September and 3) the wait for new models. In fact, General Motors last week was so confident of renewed demand that it thought it safe to boost prices $50 to $100 on 1949 Buicks and $54 to $112 on 1949 Cadillacs...