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...became evident that a controlling and supervisory body would be necessary to insure future growth for the port. Joseph P. Kennedy and a legislative commission researched the matter and proposed a state Department of Commerce. Massachusetts politics being what they are, however, the proposal soon became involved in a tug of war between the Governor and those business interests opposed to the Fair Employment Practice Commission, also on the boards that year. The Governor got his Commission, but the Department of Commerce was pushed aside and it was only with some difficulty that a much less solvent and effective Port...
...silk-jersey Turkish harem pants that left the legs exposed to the hips. Tiziani had his models don jeweled or plain bras that allowed the one-shoulder evening dresses to drape as they pleased. Even that had to yield to Ognibene-Zendman's show-stealing suit: one quick tug at its hidden waistband controls and the skirt's pleats reverse themselves, flop over from blue to green...
...Newfoundland's and Nov Scotia's stern coasts. Among them were Hay Island, periodically exposed to it roots by the incredible fall of the Fundy tide, and Funk Island, on whose granite crest the great auk passed into extinction. Russell effectively translates for nonislomanes the mystical tug of the secret places offshore, "priceless monuments of primeval earth...
...months the small West African country of Dahomey had been racked by a three-way tug of war among rival politicians. The tugging ended abruptly one morning late last month when a burly general in a French paratroop uniform with a chest full of medals led his 1,000-man army into the commercial capital of Cotonou. "I am taking over," declared General Christophe Soglo, 56, "because of the incapacity of the politicians to govern." With that, he dissolved the government and declared himself chief of state...
...tug of war for consumers' savings spread out spottily across the nation from New York, increasing in complexity as it grew. Most big Manhattan commercial banks lifted their rates from 4¼% to 4½% on certificates of deposit-the most popular form of time deposit. They also began offering a wider variety of minimum denominations (generally $1,000 to $2,500) and time limits (six to twelve months) to broaden the appeal of C.D.s from corporations to individuals...