Word: carborundum
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...records two vivid and poignant modern samples of ravaged Roman: General Stilwell's World War II motto, "Illegitimati non carborundum [Don't let the bastards grind you down],' and Adlai Stevenson's classic cry of anguish, "Via oviciptum dura est [The way of the egghead is hard...
...Paper Co. and Union Bag-Camp Paper Corp.; profits were also down for Crown Zellerbach Corp. (66? a share v. 1956's 86?), Scott Paper Co. (66? v. 72?) and Allied Paper Corp. (90? v. $2.30). High costs of labor and materials hurt Crane Co., Borg-Warner Corp., Carborundum Co., and Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp...
Does Mr. Wilson still have the slogan Nulle Bastardos Carborundum (I believe the translation, loosely, was ''Don't let the bastards get you down") on his desk? I hope it's still there...
...atomic power plant program, the AEC found it needed almost pure zirconium. Since it does not become radioactive, it is an ideal construction material for light, compact, thermal-type reactors such as those on the submarines Nautilus and Sea Wolf. A Bureau of Mines pilot plant and, later, Carborundum Co. developed processes to refine 99.5% pure zirconium, gradually brought the price down to $14 a Ib. on total production of 300,000 Ibs. annually...
...will expand production nearly tenfold. Using a sodium-based process, National Distillers will turn out 1,000,000 Ibs. annually for the AEC, build a multimillion dollar plant at Ashtabula, Ohio. By modifying the "Kroll Process" for refining titanium, Carborundum Co. will boost production from 325,000 Ibs. to 825,000 Ibs. annually. Using its own process, National Research Corp. will produce 700,000 Ibs. annually for five years, collect $22.7 million. It will build a $6,000,000 plant at Pensacola, Fla. to start production by early 1957 from beach sand...