Word: suede
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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>"Women are inferior to men in physiological performance," and "the imbalance between wages and productivity registers itself earlier among women than men." These remarkable statements were included in a Tokyo high-court decision upholding an earlier compulsory retirement age for women than for men. The case in question began four...
> Offered a better deal on an Olivetti duplicating machine, a branch of the South San Francisco public library replaced its SCM copier. Almost immediately the Olivetti began malfunctioning. Ink seeped onto the floor, paper tore, copies came out wet and smudged, coins with bits of chewing gum began sticking in...
SEVERAL LEGISLATORS suggested that a shield bill would allow journalists to perform irresponsibly and to escape libel suits. In response, witnesses stressed that a shield law would not affect a newspaper's responsibility for what it prints. Newspapers, not sources, are sued for allegedly libelous statements.
The fugitive franc is fast becoming a political issue in the election campaigns. The leftist coalition has promised to halt the flow of French capital abroad-a threat that merely sends more money than ever rushing across the border. It has also vowed to crack down on tax evasion, an...
A Mrs. Mary Lake sold a portrait of Lorenzo, Duke of Urbino, and got $325 for it from Parke-Bernet. Later, experts certified it a Raphael, and Mrs. Lake sued the buyer, claiming the painting was now worth $ 12 million, and that she had been deceived by earlier "experts" who...