Word: wool
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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More In, More Out. U.S. imports increased $84,200,000 in March to reach an alltime peak of $666,200,000, said the Bureau of the Census (most spectacular gains were in raw wool and newsprint). Exports also showed a slight increase (up $54,700,000 to $1,141,000,000), but they were still 11% under last year...
...likes to point out Monsanto's contributions to his plane: fire-retarding control surfaces, stain-proof upholstery, the plastic-covered table and plastic dishes in the galley. Among Monsanto's more arresting new inventions: Resloom, a chemical that promises to make rayon creaseless, cotton wrinkleless, and keep wool from shrinking...
Elder Statesman Jan Christian Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa, took a 783-mile hop from Capetown to Johannesburg to crown the "Wool Queen," next day crowned Miss South Africa, in the presence of Miss Britain, Miss France and Miss America (Barbara Jo Walker). Coming up shortly: national elections...
...Radcliffe, 31 seniors received diplomas, nine with honors, as three candidates, Forn C. Bronston '48, Helene P. Katz '48, and Sandra L. Wool '48 were honored magna cum laude...
...monomolecular layer" (one molecule thick) of a fatty acid to keep dust off the glass. This process sounds formidably scientific, but in practice the glass was covered with a well-advertised brand of hair oil (essentially an emulsion of lanolin), and the excess wiped off carefully with special wool flannel...