Word: shiftings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...shift from Bradley's to Hodges' command was made in mid-battle, without the grating of a gear. The battle plan for the Saint-LÔ breakout was Bradley's, but from there on the tactical decisions were up to Hodges. When Hodges took over, the First had two complicated plans to work out : 1 ) to slug in and carve a corridor for Patton's tanks to slip through, then hold the German counterattacks and keep the corridor open; 2) using its own armor, to swing a right hook to form the first trap...
...that agricultural prices may decline, hourly wages and salaries and corporate profits will remain about the same, that there will be an increase in the number of employed over 1940, but that the income of wage & salary workers will be drastically cut because of the elimination of overtime, the shift to lower-paying jobs, etc. Likewise, the small businessmen and professional men will see their income drop about 20%. Totting up, Mayer then sets the postwar national income at $123 billion. Furthermore the "percentage increase in 1947 over 1940 in real per capita income would be between...
...Shift more of the burden of financing the federal Government onto the individual income tax-that is, lighten corporation and excise taxes...
...used so far this year, but not necessarily abandoned by Lamar, is the famous "double shift." Constructed so as to pull opposing linemen offside, although no one would every admit that, it worked to the turn of just 17 offside penalties in the 1942 Penn game. The formation starts with a single wing to the right, but everyone starts moving of a sudden, with the fullback spinning to confuse matters, and pretty soon it is a left formation--with at least three of the opponents offside by them...
Watching the fray from the sidelines were halfbacks Glenn Schultz, brilliant Freshman from St. Louis, benched with an injured foot, and Marvin "Bill" Jenkins, who is temporarily ineligible. Their combined absence necessitated Garrity's shift to the wingback position. Still in sick bay was right end Rod Perkins, whose shoes were well filled another veteran of last year's team, was a draw, as each man averaged approximately 38 yards per kick...