Word: frequented
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Best-informed and most influential military publication in the U.S., it is studied closely from Capitol Hill to the White House (where 34-year Subscriber Eisenhower's copy* comes every Friday through the mail), from far-flung foreign bases to Washington's wire-service bureaus, which cull frequent stories from the Journal and label them "authoritative." Because the Journal has high-echelon readership (56% of its subscribers rank above Army captain) and high standards of accuracy, the Pentagon snaps smartly to attention when it barks. Examples...
...with just the social phenomenon of martinis before dinner or drinking one too many on Saturday night." To discover the man who is having real trouble handling his liquor -and the problem strikes executive and machinist alike-companies brief supervisory personnel on the signs to watch for, such as frequent absenteeism (usually beginning on Monday), irritability, sloppy appearance. Supervisors are warned that sheltering the problem drinker does him a disservice...
...latest and loudest of the film industry's frequent cries of wolf, Edwin Silverman, president of Essaness Theaters (whose chain has shrunk from 43 to 13 theaters), offered a prophecy of doom: "In my opinion, all major Hollywood studios engaged in the production of motion pictures for theaters, with the possible exception of one, will close within the next six months...
...talk that launched the disastrous Humphrey budget flap of last spring. Humphrey is urging the President to increase military expenditures, cut taxes, balance the budget, accomplish all these by limiting such "junk" items as foreign aid, health and welfare, farm subsidies and veterans' benefits. Humphrey's frequent visits are beginning to wear on White House aides. Cracked one Ike assistant to Humphrey: "Who's going to ram your plan through the Democratic Congress, George? Houdini...
...rent. The most common method is for the wife to work. Typing and babysitting are favorite occupations. The advantage of typing research papers is that the wife can do it in her own home, and at the same time mind her children. Babysitting offers a similar inducements and a frequent form of this is taking care of another family's children on weekends...