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Socialist Norman Dodds, M.P., sat staring out of his study window at a group of workmen. They were tearing up the streets of Dartford (pop. 40,544) to replace old electrical cables, and Dodds had had numerous complaints that they were taking an unconscionable time about it. Dodds compiled a timetable...
...West German government, however, did not give in to discouragement. "We are going to have more of this, and soon Berliners will feel like citizens again," said a spokesman. Workmen at the Technological Institute carefully stored away the Bundestag president's desk and the speaker's rostrum for future...
...test case early this year, California's Industrial Accident Commission ruled that a worker who broke a leg while rushing out of the office during a coffee break was entitled to workmen's compensation...
Albert Schweitzer runs his hospital. The sanitary arrangements were "picturesque," but the picture Gunther leaves of the grand old doctor seizing a spade to encourage his leper workmen ("Allez-vous OPP, allez-vous OPP-upp-OPP . . .") stands out like a flame in the forest...
More to Come. Still, there was no lack of gambling spirit in Las Vegas. Last week, as some hotel operators were moving out, sadder and lighter in pocket, other hotel-men were preparing to come in. Around Las Vegas bulldozers roared, and workmen toiled in the hot sun. Abuilding were three new hotels, the Martinique, Lady Luck and Fremont. Total cost...