Word: want
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Although reluctant to discuss his plans because "we don't want premature publicity to influence the University either way," Sullivan said, "We want the best in everything--including the best field in the area...
...could make them as far as speed and accuracy." There were changes "designed to make the place a little more homey--but on a rainy day, you're still going to get wet in our press box," Pittenger says. "Now that we've got it homey, we want...
...High School. This last sketch brings together brilliance of acting, direction, and story. Perl, in adopting a technique of surface discontinuity of story, actually heightens the underlying continuity of emotion. Morris Carnovsky plays to perfection the role of a father who can't see why his son should want to go to a gentile school instead of following his tracks into the business. But his wife is determined, and Carnovsky's only strength seems to be his wit; this is sad since his wit is less honed than that of his wife, whose part is a bit overplayed by Sarah...
...railroads' chief case is against their 40,000 firemen, who have little or nothing to do in modern diesels. The roads argue that taking some 23,000 firemen off freight runs and yards alone would save them $200 million a year. They also want to change the mileage pay rates set 40 years ago when trains traveled at turtle speed. Under the obsolete rules, a train crew gets a full day's pay for every 100 miles traveled, and conductors and trainmen on passenger trains for every 150 miles-even though the actual traveling time sometimes takes less...
...problem cannot be solved overnight by any catchall solution. But the first step must be made soon if the U.S. railroads do not want to continue to lose business to their competitors. The four idle men in the shack at Antigo make a shocking example of what can happen when an industry loses its ability to change with the times...