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...Butternuts gave way at 665 Ibs., failed to soften appreciably after four months of coddling...
Shipping circles suspected that the growing paralysis of the port was part of the master plan to soften up the shipowners for the C.I.O. maritime unions' strike, set for June 15. Also unionists wanted to delay sailings so as to be ashore if & when their strike is called. "Flash strikes" on ships over petty grievances were becoming increasingly frequent...
This meant that the Treasury will not be able to sell any silver. Chances are that the Silver bloc, if it does not gain its objectives, will stall until Congress adjourns. It will rely on the crippling shortage to soften up opponents at the next session...
...thousands of Iowa farmers, the Kuesters are patiently waiting for supplies to repaint the house and to put in a bathroom.) A mile away the world goes by on busy Highway U.S. 71 (Canadian border to Baton Rouge). That mile is a dirt road which spring thaws or rains soften to a greasy gumbo navigable only by Dale Kuester's "mud-whoopee," a 1929 Ford roadster that he has cut down into a pick-up truck...
While the body grows leaner and weaker, subtler, more dangerous changes occur. Vitamin deficiency causes bones to soften. Protein-deficient diet causes edema-a swelling of arms, legs and abdomen because of waterlogged tissues. Hair and teeth may fall out. Children stop growing...