Word: save
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...tough spot. Shortages in meats, butter and canned vegetables were real. But the victory cost heavily in moral prestige. Into the ashcan with the invalidated stamps went much public confidence in OPA. Housewives asked: Can Washington ever again be trusted to deal fairly with those who save? Do the rewards go to housewives who hoard the most food and squander the most stamps? Many a citizen, mindful of what happened to his red and blue stamps, began to look suspiciously at airplane stamps 1, 2 and 3, wondered if they should be spent at once on shoes -which will hereafter...
...overcrowded town. Shells poured in from all sides. Some 3,000 civilians huddled in cellars with the wounded. Food was running low-the Germans had also captured a quartermaster unit. Ammunition was dwindling-an ordnance unit had been taken too. Gasoline was down to tricklets -the Fire Brigade, to save fuel, did not keep engines running, clanked off to hot spots on cold motors...
...Then, chewing his store's last stick of gum, he strolled the streets of Armonk, distributing packs of cigarets to astonished passersby. But back in his drugstore, he slapped his own pockets in alarm. Morosely he reached into a candy jar, ate a peppermint. He had forgotten to save a smoke for himself...
...vast reconstruction which lies ahead-a vision ardently held by every Chinese from the Generalissimo down-the Central Government plans to leave to private enterprise all fields save posts & telegraphs, mints, arsenals, most railways and hydroelectric power. It definitely eschews far-reaching state socialism, promises equal consideration for foreign and domestic private enterprise. Commented the Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury (New York edition...
...fifth season of frost-forecasting. Nightly, he gives the temperature lows expected, and forecasts the time of their arrival in farm communities. The fruit farmers all listen. If he announces, "Cucamonga, 31°, 5 a.m.," Cucamonga's farmers set their alarms accordingly, light their smudge pots and save their trees. Broadcaster Young has also acquired a large following among women: if his news is bad and smudges are indicated, they bring in the wash...