Word: groups
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...Cornell University named Victor Emanuel. Emanuel was also board chairman of Avco Corp., which was already deeply interested in the U.S. ICBM program. He fell into conversation about the project's difficulties-particularly that of testing re-entry techniques in earthly laboratories. Said one of the group, pointing to a heavy-shouldered man: "I believe we have someone right here who can help...
Faced with this polyglot group, Manager Murtaugh is wise enough to stay in the background, build his regulars' confidence by leaving them in the line-up through slump and surge. Murtaugh is the soul of tact when he walks out to relieve a pitcher. His standard remark: "It's one of those days. We'll get you a little help." This season Murtaugh himself is not sure why his Pirates have rebounded so well from last year's disappointing fourth-place finish. "You never know why they do good," he says. "You can only be grateful...
...Break with old friends and subordinates gradually, so as not to build resentment. ¶ Find logical excuses for not joining friends at coffee breaks, miss the department bowling or card session occasionally, then more frequently. ¶ Accept invitations to subordinates' homes at first, but reciprocate only with group invitations. Then do not accept at all. ¶ Give wives more time to pull away from friendships, since they "don't understand the protocol of office organization because they aren't exposed to it daily...
...bargains: round-trip tickets that allow unlimited stops en route. With a jet flight from New York to Rome on a round-trip economy ticket ($620.30), a tourist can choose stops in 24 cities in eleven countries. Charter flights that require a minimum of 69 people from an organized group (e.g., women's clubs, country clubs, lodges) cost as little as $250 per round trip...
...Cajon Pass, Calif., the Oakdale Ranch nudist camp's monthly Nudesletter reported that "nudist camps were started by a group of sunbathers who, in their search for a perfect tan, were determined to leave no stern untoned...