Word: scratchings
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...warning that labor trouble was brewing in his state-and a request that the U.S. Government step into the situation. Behind his big desk in a massive office building on Washington's Constitution Avenue, Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg listened intently, scribbled down notes on a scratch pad, and then politely but firmly refused to intervene: "It's my belief that it will be a lot better in the long run if we do not move in at this time...
...after a three-year absence spent barnstorming in the Negro leagues. In his debut as a pitcher for the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League. Satch showed that there was still plenty of spring left in his ancient arm; in four innings, he allowed the Seattle Rainiers three scratch hits, gave up two unearned runs. ¶Before 30,000 Bulgarian fans packed into Sofia's Vasil Levski stadium, Russia's Valery Brumel. 19, bettered his own world record for the high jump, cleared 7 ft. 4½in. at the world student games. Brumel...
...reports Editor Burger, food is best in the Northeast, worst in the South and the Great Plains, with regional specialties often an exception. But, says he hopefully, "the food is improving all the time. That is why we will have to scrap the books each year and start from scratch." Meanwhile, give or take a few stars, the tired and hungry traveler driving into Ukiah, Calif., with his family after eight hours on the road, can derive immense comfort from the knowledge that the two-starred Ukiah Travelodge offers a suite for $15 a night, with "crib...
...world maps showed the West in blue, Communism in red. Maybe red is all that he will need. Now he can scratch out the blue for Cuba and Laos and paint them red. GEORGE P. WALKER Center Point, Texas...
...completed in 1964, the structure will have a capacity of 900,000 kw. of electricity, back up Lake Powell through 186 miles of some of the most dramatic scenery in the U.S. The job of building Glen Canyon compares in sheer size with the land itself. Workers erected from scratch the town of Page, which now has a population of 7,000. A giant refrigeration plant daily turns out 4,000 tons of ice to cool the concrete so that it hardens properly. Perched on the wall of the canyon, the concrete-mixing plant is as tall...