Word: alloting
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...Ordered suppliers of cadmium (used for electroplating other metals) to fill no more than 50% of their defense orders on hand, allot the rest to essential civilian use until a long-range cadmium program is drawn up. Reason: cadmium is in such short supply that defense orders alone would easily gobble up more of the metal than is now available...
...cooperative house, however, the 30 occupants do everything but cook. Five officers allot the jobs to the other 25, who serve in the dining room, clean the house, and even help with the repairs and painting. Some fraternities, too, are run on a cooperative basic...