Word: schemed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...making $5,000 per year would have as much as $5,281 worth of bonds in his savings fund after ten years. The plan got nowhere with high-voltage Jim Carey, who last January called the recession an obvious union-busting plot. He charged that the plan is a scheme to drive up the price of G.E. stock, enriching top executives who "have secured stock free of charge as part of their profit sharing." Said G.E. Vice President Lemuel R. Boulware: "Carey is unable to distinguish between bargaining and giving in. Three years ago we gave in. Not now." What...
...economics into semi-religious issues. Yet Nelson Rockefeller--not very renowned for his socialistic ideas--advocated in a recent campaign speech that New York extend its workmen's compensation laws to include financial protection against catastrophic medical expenses. Harry Truman, some years ago, also suggested a national health insurance scheme. Such an extension of public welfare activity would be both beneficial and practical...
...first time since the Algerian war began, the F.L.N. has proclaimed itself ready to discuss a settlement with France without insisting on prior French recognition of Algerian independence. To indicate that they have an alternative, should De Gaulle not respond, the F.L.N. is talking up a daring scheme that could create real trouble: they would call for "armed volunteers" from the Arab world, not because they lack manpower but in order to widen the conflict...
...Atomium dominates the Fair. The architecture, too, smacks of modernity and the future. One building looks like a great stone bird; another has a corrugated wall; the roof of the United Nations exhibit hall is a half-sphere. A few of the national pavilions deviate from the functional scheme--Thailand has a charming gilded pagoda; Italy a stucco villa. But for the most part, all the catchwords of the 20th century can describe the Fair--futuristic, atomic-age, electronic, Cinemascopic...
...renovation scheme encompasses "more than redecoration," Dean von Stade commented. New plumbing, heating, and wiring will be installed. Linoleum will be placed on the floors, and acoustic tile may be used for the ceilings. Bathroom facilities will also be upgraded...