Word: steals
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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When thieves in Atlanta climb telephone poles to steal $5,000 worth of copper wire and when the government of Yugoslavia decides to reopen a copper mine that has been idle since the Middle Ages, it is a pretty good indication that there is a worldwide shortage of the metal. It was in recognition of that shortage that the U.S. Department of Commerce, trying to make sure that sufficient copper is available for Viet Nam needs, this month began requiring domestic producers to set aside 10%, instead of 7%, of their monthly production for the use of defense contractors. Warning...
Would the honor system work in the supermarkets of other nations? Perhaps. But some marketmen are dubious. Says French Supermarketeer Francois Mathey: "If we tried that in France, they would steal us blind. It's not so much that the French are less honest than the Swiss, but the mentality is so different...
...West Palm Beach suggested that Shea was on duty 65 miles away until at least one hour before Mary Meslener left the airport-hardly time enough, as claimed in his confession, for Shea to hitchhike to Miami, visit several downtown bars, ride a bus to the airport, try to steal a car, get caught in the act by Mary Meslener and then murder her. Not only was Shea later unable to point out the parking lot where the original assault took place, but a palm print found in the murder car belonged to neither Shea nor the victim...
Sophomore Barry Allardice put the Elis ahead twice in the second stanza. Jack Garrity brought the Crimson even at 7:46, and Dennis McCullough, set up by Smith's steal and feed, tied the score again...
...size and weight of the spacecraft, whether the experiment was concerned directly with travel to the moon or with lengthy earth orbit, whether an attempt would be made to bring the dogs back-all such matters remained a secret. Clearly the Russians were putting on the dogs to steal headlines from the Saturn IB launch, but beyond that Western experts were barely able to guess what was up with Veterok (Breeze) and Ugolyok (Little Lump of Coal). But they made an effort...