Word: shakedowns
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...repeal of a Pennsylvania law which put an extra brakeman on every passenger train of more than five cars, every freight over 50 cars. Clement knows the chances of avoiding at least a small pay raise this year are slim. But he also knows a good shakedown of the rules might save the roads enough to pay whatever increase is granted...
...ocean Navy is the U. S.'s $7,000,000,000 insurance policy against the dread possibility that Adolf Hitler may defeat Britain and get the British fleet. But that insurance policy will not be fully in force until the last new ship has had its shakedown...
Manhattan's first new daily in 15 years, afternoon tabloid PM, was one month last week, and its Publisher Ralph Ingersoll celebrated at the Ho Plaza over a tabloid birthday cake a tabloid candle. After PM's one-shakedown cruise, both Publisher and the press in general had a idea of what his paper...
...published, Publisher Ingersoll apparently found that his editorial staff included too many amateurs and intellectuals, not enough trained newsmen. He continued hiring until his staff numbered 230, last week had a shakedown, got rid of about...
California, where Senator McAdoo's opponents charged a 5% salary "shakedown" of Federal employes for his campaign fund. Mr. McAdoo's reply: slander & libel by "desperate...