Word: programing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...millions had accepted the President's program, at least momentarily, and some took to it as if they expected to submit to lie-detector tests twice a week. In Dallas, greying Mrs. Anna Myers patriotically quit feeding bread crumbs to an assortment of bluebirds who haunt her backyard. But the bluebirds turned up their beaks at birdseed and only pecked at the crumbled corn muffins she offered them later in the week. Most housewives were taking things easier, and the majority were complying in part-like Mrs. Eleanor Sorenson of Indianapolis, who decided to observe meatless Tuesday...
Debate. Almost everyone had objections to the meatless, eggless and poultryless days. The most repeated objection was that everyone would eat poultry on meatless Tuesday and meat on poultryless Thursday and thus defeat the purpose of the program...
...million bushels of grain. The nation's bakers announced that they would save up to 7% on their bread by refusing to take back stale leftovers from retailers. The National Grange, the American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Council of Farm Cooperatives produced a five-point program to save grain by feeding less, eliminating waste and marketing lighter stock...
...ambassadorial reports had advocated economic aid to Greece. Last week it seemed to MacVeagh that the economic program would be far from enough. Real construction could hardly begin until guerrilla activity was contained. That might take a momentous decision by U.N. with the U.S. in the forefront...
...Every action taken by Congress or the President in this relief crisis will have the unequivocal support of the great body of Baptists throughout the United States and the world. We will join any kind of rationing program or make any voluntary sacrifice to make bread available to those who do not have it. . . . There is no place for divisiveness on this issue, for it is the biggest issue of the hour...