Word: smarted
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...inventor of the turbojet engine walked off the Queen Elizabeth last week, on his way to receive the U.S. Legion of Merit. Slim, smart Air Commodore Frank Whittle of the R.A.F. was brimming (in a reserved, don't-spill-a-drop British manner) with enthusiasm...
...batteries, wiring and parts for autos and other products could now be adjusted-at a price (see BUSINESS). The holdback of many production and consumer items was certain to end-as it had in food and many textiles. Business in general did not look for runaway prices; no smart merchant or manufacturer wanted to price himself out of his market...
Labor had to think only once. Its probation had already started. Its smart leaders well knew that any widespread renewal of strikes or outburst of "abuses" would pass ammunition to its enemies in Congress. No union leader would say it, but labor's strategy over the next few months was to tread softly until it was clear how the other fellow might use his big stick...
Young & Eager. Most of the freshman Senators are still young enough to train an ambitious eye on the future. Wisconsin's jovial Republican Joe McCarthy, ex-Marine aviation intelligence officer, is 36. At 38, smart Air Forces Veteran William Jenner is the fair-haired boy of the Indiana G.O.P. machine. Washington's 40-year-old Republican Harry Cain, a whirlwind campaigner, had twice been elected mayor of Tacoma before going overseas as a major in the A.M.G...
Those who know John L.'s strategy best credited him with another smart play. The old contract had a clause providing that once wage discussions were begun, the contract could be voided after 15 days of negotiations. Thus John L. could legally strike and, in effect, eventually get a new contract...