Word: tighter
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...These days, with tighter police security, De Gaulle usually makes the trip between Paris and Colombey by helicopter. Escorted by a heavy police guard, he drives a few miles down the highway to an isolated, predetermined spot on the road. There, as shown with Mme, De Gaulle in photographs released 'this week (.see cuts), he leaves his car, enters the waiting helicopter, and makes his journey...
...Cardinals have a tighter, hungrier club. Their infield is speed, power and reliability; with Groat and Julian Javier batting ahead of Bill White and Ken Boyer, the latter should raise their combined total of 200 runs batted in. The Cardinal outfield is every bit as strong: Curt Flood (.296), George Altman (.318) and Stan Musial (.330). If Minnie Minoso can head the bench, the Cards will be hard to stop...
...Tighter Controls. From Ford Beck brought a team of eight topflight executives, installed them in key jobs, and began to overhaul the company. Philco's research division, which had been competing with other Philco divisions for Government contracts, was given a mission to help other divisions. Two separate divisions that had been engaged in weapons and communications work were consolidated. And the almost autonomous departments within the consumer products division were eliminated to cut out overlapping activities. Beck also introduced Detroit-style cost accounting to keep close watch on production costs. His efforts produced results: manufacturing efficiency last year...
When Kennedy came to Cambridge for the Overseers meeting early in 1961, he was nearly mobbed by excited students as he attempted to walk across the Yard to the Loeb Drama Center. Presumably, tighter security precautions will have to be taken for his visit to the May meeting...
...says American President C. R. Smith. "Hell, they'd be willing to stand up all the way to California." They will not have to stand, but lower fares will mean the end of beverage and food service in coach class and less elaborate meals and tighter seating (five abreast v. present four) in first class...