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Dates: during 1940-1949
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More impressive even than its sky-high size is Lyons' style. Lyons provides everything from buns to banquets (for thousands), with an atmosphere of elegance, and at low prices. The term "nippy", with which Lyons tagged its waitresses after a sprucing-up campaign in 1925, has become a British household word for an efficient, pleasant servant...
...obvious that Elder Statesman Hoover had missed the whole point and spirit of ERP, had sadly confused long-term recovery with short-term relief. But his words had provided a new rallying point for congressional recalcitrants. The best way to cut the ground from under them again was just such a proposition as Bevin had made: a long-range goal of cooperative selfhelp, which depended on assurance of long-range U.S. support...
...contracts with Capitol and Disc come through, unlimited possibilities for the spring term will be within reach. High enthusiasm among band members has made intense activities outside the football season plausible for the first time in band history, and these efforts may bring further coinage into the coffers...
Only 120-odd returnees, including 95 veterans and some readmitted men, signed up on Friday, while over 300 seniors completed their degree requirements last term and are expected to receive their diplomas after a corporation meeting in March...
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