Word: steeled
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...exact extent of the loss will not be determined until workers are able to salvage any remaining material. Some of the building's former occupants said that their books and papers were kept in steel desks, and might still be saved...
...patience that even John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers couldn't hurry up "Ching and his damned pipe." Both of them worked overtime in the post-war labor climate bringing about settlements, including accords in 1948's two coal strikes and 1949's crippling steel walkout...
...foreign investment. U.S. war purchases and spending by U.S. visitors have helped to create big surpluses for South Viet Nam, Thailand and Taiwan. South Korea ran up a payments surplus of some $100 million last year, partly by exporting such military items as jungle boots, uniforms and galvanized steel for troops fighting in Viet Nam. One result is spreading prosperity-including even traffic jams -in Korean cities. Men are turning to woolen suits and many women are discarding their traditional chima and chogori (silk blouse and long skirt) for once scarce Western dresses. The silk goes into exports...
...grim Gestapo type in boots and a belted leather coat began to lecture in German-accented English: "Businessmen, you have perhaps noticed that Hertz has been ticking along like a fine watch lately. This is no accident. This is the result of training and discipline." He pushed through a steel door that clanked shut, and conducted a tour of the concrete block: "There we take the men who service the cars and turn them into fanatics. And in this area, we are building a super troop of car attendants." The 60-second commercial, viewed during the Dean Martin show...
...allow housing to continue its gains. Many businessmen look for consumers to save less and spend more; Detroit, for example, expects at least 9,000,000 auto sales. There are, of course, some clouds over that rather rosy view. Stockpiling to minimize the impact of potential midyear strikes in steel, aluminum and nickel could produce violent inventory swings...