Word: wheal
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Hall, 54, former pilot and later a vice president of TWA, has achieved a remarkable corporate revival since the 1963 retirement of World War I Ace Eddie Rickenbacker. By the time Hall took over, Eastern's shoddy service had led to the formation of an informal but nationwide WHEAL (for "We Hate Eastern Air Lines") club. Today, that club is only a memory. Equipment and service have vastly improved. From a $37.8 million loss in 1963, Eastern rebounded to a $29.7 million profit last year, managed to make the best return on investment (12.8%) among the big lines...
...comparison group received just as many injections of material that not only looked the same but raised an identical red wheal. The two different types of shots were labeled only with coded numbers; the doctors did not know which patient was getting which...
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