Word: walle
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...hang in the air, so that even the slightest vibration of the receiver cord sways the receiver and cracks it against the partition. Each new person using the phone is unaware of this, and takes another chip out of the receiver. A simple sensible solution would be to install wall racks or merely a stationary hook to set the receiver on. Alden R. Adams '46, of Kirkland House, and seventeen members
...Dudleyites found their attack repeatedly begging down, with the exception of some long end sweeps by Marty Greeley, and several sensational catches by pass-receiver Pete Duble, but they fought hard on the defense behind a staunch forward wall led by right guard Greg Nazarian and seized upon a first period break for the margin of victory. In that frame, left end Marshall raced 80 yards for the game's only score after grabbing a Leverett fumble in midair...
Boasting a number of experienced ball-players and a brick-wall defense, the Leverett Bunnies are confident of confounding any odds-makers who have them as the underdog because of their ragged offensive. They showed power against Kirkland last week in a scrimmage and may well emulate their champion predecessors...
Faced with these cold facts, money-losing corporations, which had kept payrolls fat in hopes that peak production would pull them out of the red, now began to think about trimming. After the stockmarket crash, Wall Streeters had predicted that many a businessman would start using the ugly word "retrenchment" instead of expansion. Last week, in one of the country's key industries, at least, it looked as if the retrenchment had started...
Said Young: "Wall Street, under the Truth in Securities Act, is quite different from the old Wall Street. Business, having found that it pays to be honest, might well insist that Pennsylvania Avenue follow its example...