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...gong out of vogue, the replies revealed, as 90 percent of the girls chose the "masculine" over the "gruffly masculine," with three votes cast for "effeminate" and none for "extremely effeminate." Over half the subjects felt more at home with "experienced men, though "modest" ran a close second, leaving the way open for all but the "eynical" and "naive...
...feel that the plan is working out well, and we intend to stick with it," was the official word on the 10-percent price slash at the store. "Our customers are all pleased that we have followed President Truman's voluntary price reduction program, and the resulting increased volume of sales has more than made up for our diminished profit margin...
Meanwhile, another local store joined the ranks of these merchants in the Square who have made partial price cuts, when Fred Olsson's Art Shot instituted "a 15-percent discount on any framed picture or photo stand in the store." However, the Art Shop, maintained its prices on all other items, including paintings, at their current level...
...cities over 100,000 none is less than 40 percent destroyed-some as much as 85 percent. To drive through miles and miles of rubble in what were once some of the world's most beautiful cities would be bad enough if there were some reason for it, but quite customarily the destroyed sections were miles from any industrial areas-and almost as often as not these industrial areas were untouched...
...explain that he never received the notice, an official looks at the file; and if a duplicate is found, the student is considered to have received his copy, all protests to the contrary. Lehman Hall must send accounts to 15,000 men, and of these only 400, or three percent, ever receive the drastic second notice. Yet there is no attempt to cover possible margins of error by sending a simple warning before slapping on a fine...