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...some loud squeals. Many retailers were caught because their prices had risen more slowly than their costs. Importers, unable to raise prices on higher cost goods, had to be subsidized. Farm pressure forced WPTB to eliminate some ceilings. Meanwhile, Canada still has more "free" buying power than goods, to avoid inflation is having to turn to more taxes, savings, rationing...
...damage on the crash in Wellesley was extensive, though the driver was not hurt. He swerved from the road to avoid another car, which in turn was skidding to a stop as a third car backed out of an icy driveway...
...training of submarine crews emphasized democratic relationships between officers and men to avoid the difficulty with mutinous officer-bullied crews which helped break down the German U-boat service in World...
Monsignor Pucci was for years the best-paid correspondent in Rome-for unless foreign newsmen subscribed to his service it was impossible for them to avoid being scooped on Vatican news. If they wanted an exclusive they had to pay extra...
...Army agrees with the experts that clothing must be lighter, many-layered, insulated by air spaces. The outer layer should be windproof, water-repellent, but not airtight; all outer garments should be designed to permit the escape of body moisture. The Army's tendency is to avoid furs: certain cloths are just as warm, about one-third the price. Instead of a fur parka, the Army prefers one made of tightly woven cotton lined with alpaca, trimmed with wolverine or wolf fur. On such fur, the Army believes, the breath will not freeze. Coyote fur, hitherto regarded by Southwestern...