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There is a trend to packaging meat at a central source, freezing it, and shipping it to outlying stores, where meat cutters will not be required. | shipping | {
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There is a trend to packaging meat at a central source, freezing it, and shipping it to outlying stores, where meat cutters will not be required. | be | {
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If a customer wishes a special cut, it will not be available. | wishes | {
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If a customer wishes a special cut, it will not be available. | be | {
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We are slowly being regimented to having everything packaged, whether we want it or not. | regimented | {
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We are slowly being regimented to having everything packaged, whether we want it or not. | packaged | {
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We are slowly being regimented to having everything packaged, whether we want it or not. | want | {
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Most women, in this age of freezers, shop for the entire week on week-ends, when prices are lower. | shop | {
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Most women, in this age of freezers, shop for the entire week on week-ends, when prices are lower. | are | {
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Also, many working wives have children or husbands who take over the shopping chores for them. | have | {
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Independent market owners work six days a week ; and my husband has n't had a vacation in 14 years. | work | {
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Independent market owners work six days a week ; and my husband has n't had a vacation in 14 years. | had | {
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No, we are not greedy. | are | {
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But if we closed the store for a vacation, we would lose our customers to the chain stores in the next block. | closed | {
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But if we closed the store for a vacation, we would lose our customers to the chain stores in the next block. | lose | {
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The meat cutters ' union, which has a history of being one of the fairest and least corrupt in our area, represents the little corner markets as well as the large supermarkets. | has | {
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The meat cutters ' union, which has a history of being one of the fairest and least corrupt in our area, represents the little corner markets as well as the large supermarkets. | being | {
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The meat cutters ' union, which has a history of being one of the fairest and least corrupt in our area, represents the little corner markets as well as the large supermarkets. | represents | {
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What it is trying to do is to protect the little man, too, as well as trying to maintain a flow of fresh meat to all stores, with choice of cut being made by the consumer, not the store. | trying | {
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What it is trying to do is to protect the little man, too, as well as trying to maintain a flow of fresh meat to all stores, with choice of cut being made by the consumer, not the store. | do | {
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What it is trying to do is to protect the little man, too, as well as trying to maintain a flow of fresh meat to all stores, with choice of cut being made by the consumer, not the store. | is | {
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What it is trying to do is to protect the little man, too, as well as trying to maintain a flow of fresh meat to all stores, with choice of cut being made by the consumer, not the store. | protect | {
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What it is trying to do is to protect the little man, too, as well as trying to maintain a flow of fresh meat to all stores, with choice of cut being made by the consumer, not the store. | trying | {
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What it is trying to do is to protect the little man, too, as well as trying to maintain a flow of fresh meat to all stores, with choice of cut being made by the consumer, not the store. | maintain | {
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What it is trying to do is to protect the little man, too, as well as trying to maintain a flow of fresh meat to all stores, with choice of cut being made by the consumer, not the store. | made | {
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I, too, congratulate the American Legion, of which I am proud to have been a member for more than 40 years, on the recent state convention. | congratulate | {
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I, too, congratulate the American Legion, of which I am proud to have been a member for more than 40 years, on the recent state convention. | am | {
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I, too, congratulate the American Legion, of which I am proud to have been a member for more than 40 years, on the recent state convention. | been | {
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I regret that Bertha Madeira [ today 's `` Voice '' ] obtained incorrect information. | regret | {
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I regret that Bertha Madeira [ today 's `` Voice '' ] obtained incorrect information. | obtained | {
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Had I been granted the floor on a point of personal privilege, the matter she raised would have been clarified. | granted | {
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Had I been granted the floor on a point of personal privilege, the matter she raised would have been clarified. | raised | {
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The resolution under discussion at the convention was to require the boards of election to instruct judges to properly display the American flag. | was | {
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The resolution under discussion at the convention was to require the boards of election to instruct judges to properly display the American flag. | require | {
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The resolution under discussion at the convention was to require the boards of election to instruct judges to properly display the American flag. | instruct | {
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The resolution under discussion at the convention was to require the boards of election to instruct judges to properly display the American flag. | display | {
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Judges under the jurisdiction of the Chicago board of election commissioners are instructed to do this. | instructed | {
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Judges under the jurisdiction of the Chicago board of election commissioners are instructed to do this. | do | {
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The resolution further asked that polling place proprietors affix an attachment to their premises for the display of the flag. | asked | {
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The resolution further asked that polling place proprietors affix an attachment to their premises for the display of the flag. | affix | {
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It was my desire to advise the membership of the Legion that the majority of polling places are on private property and, without an amendment to the law, we could not enforce this. | was | {
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It was my desire to advise the membership of the Legion that the majority of polling places are on private property and, without an amendment to the law, we could not enforce this. | advise | {
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It was my desire to advise the membership of the Legion that the majority of polling places are on private property and, without an amendment to the law, we could not enforce this. | are | {
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It was my desire to advise the membership of the Legion that the majority of polling places are on private property and, without an amendment to the law, we could not enforce this. | enforce | {
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My discussion with reference to the resolution was that we should commend those citizens who serve as judges of election and who properly discharge their duty and polling place proprietors who make available their private premises, and not by innuendo criticize them. | was | {
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My discussion with reference to the resolution was that we should commend those citizens who serve as judges of election and who properly discharge their duty and polling place proprietors who make available their private premises, and not by innuendo criticize them. | commend | {
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My discussion with reference to the resolution was that we should commend those citizens who serve as judges of election and who properly discharge their duty and polling place proprietors who make available their private premises, and not by innuendo criticize them. | serve | {
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My discussion with reference to the resolution was that we should commend those citizens who serve as judges of election and who properly discharge their duty and polling place proprietors who make available their private premises, and not by innuendo criticize them. | discharge | {
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My discussion with reference to the resolution was that we should commend those citizens who serve as judges of election and who properly discharge their duty and polling place proprietors who make available their private premises, and not by innuendo criticize them. | make | {
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My discussion with reference to the resolution was that we should commend those citizens who serve as judges of election and who properly discharge their duty and polling place proprietors who make available their private premises, and not by innuendo criticize them. | criticize | {
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At no time did I attempt to seek approval or commendation for the members of the Chicago board of election commissioners for the discharge of their duties. | attempt | {
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At no time did I attempt to seek approval or commendation for the members of the Chicago board of election commissioners for the discharge of their duties. | seek | {
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The Illinois Commission for Handicapped Children wishes to commend the recent announcement by the Catholic charities of the archdiocese of Chicago and DePaul university of the establishment of the Institute for Special Education at the university for the training of teachers for physically handicapped and mentally reta... | commend | {
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In these days of serious shortage of properly trained teachers qualified to teach physically handicapped and mentally handicapped children, the establishment of such an institute will be a major contribution to the field. | teach | {
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The Illinois Commission for Handicapped Children, which for 20 years has had the responsibility of coordinating the services of tax supported and voluntary organizations serving handicapped children, of studying the needs of handicapped children in Illinois, and of promoting more adequate services for them, indeed welc... | had | {
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I just want to let you know how much I enjoyed your June 25 article on Liberace, and to thank you for it. | let | {
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I just want to let you know how much I enjoyed your June 25 article on Liberace, and to thank you for it. | know | {
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I just want to let you know how much I enjoyed your June 25 article on Liberace, and to thank you for it. | enjoyed | {
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Please do put more pictures and articles in about Liberace, as he is truly one of our greatest entertainers and a really wonderful person. | put | {
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Please do put more pictures and articles in about Liberace, as he is truly one of our greatest entertainers and a really wonderful person. | is | {
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Is this, perhaps, one of the things that is wrong with our country? | Is | {
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Engineering graduates of Illinois Institute of Technology are reported receiving the highest average starting salaries in the school 's history - $ 550 a month. | reported | {
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Engineering graduates of Illinois Institute of Technology are reported receiving the highest average starting salaries in the school 's history - $ 550 a month. | receiving | {
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[ Editorial comment on this letter appears elsewhere on this page. ] | appears | {
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Your July 26 editorial regarding the position of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy on prospective tax relief for du Pont stockholders is based on an erroneous statement of fact. | based | {
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As a result, your criticism of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and the department of justice was inaccurate, unwarranted and unfair. | was | {
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The editorial concerned legislative proposals to ease the tax burden on du Pont stockholders, in connection with the United States Supreme court ruling that du Pont must divest itself of its extensive General Motors stock holdings. | concerned | {
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The editorial concerned legislative proposals to ease the tax burden on du Pont stockholders, in connection with the United States Supreme court ruling that du Pont must divest itself of its extensive General Motors stock holdings. | ease | {
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The editorial concerned legislative proposals to ease the tax burden on du Pont stockholders, in connection with the United States Supreme court ruling that du Pont must divest itself of its extensive General Motors stock holdings. | divest | {
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These proposals would reduce the amount of tax that du Pont stockholders might have to pay - from an estimated 1.1 billion dollars under present law to as little as 192 million dollars. | reduce | {
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These proposals would reduce the amount of tax that du Pont stockholders might have to pay - from an estimated 1.1 billion dollars under present law to as little as 192 million dollars. | pay | {
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Congressman Wilbur D. Mills, chairman of the House Ways and Means committee, asked the department of justice for its views on these legislative proposals as they related to anti-trust law enforcement. | asked | {
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Congressman Wilbur D. Mills, chairman of the House Ways and Means committee, asked the department of justice for its views on these legislative proposals as they related to anti-trust law enforcement. | related | {
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The attorney general responded by letter dated July 19. | responded | {
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Copies of this letter were made available to the press and public. | made | {
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In this letter, Mr. Kennedy made it clear that he limited his comment only to one consideration - what effect the legislative proposals might have on future anti-trust judgments. | made | {
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In this letter, Mr. Kennedy made it clear that he limited his comment only to one consideration - what effect the legislative proposals might have on future anti-trust judgments. | limited | {
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There are a number of other considerations besides this one but it is for the Congress, not the department of justice, to balance these various considerations and make a judgment about legislation. | is | {
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There are a number of other considerations besides this one but it is for the Congress, not the department of justice, to balance these various considerations and make a judgment about legislation. | balance | {
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There are a number of other considerations besides this one but it is for the Congress, not the department of justice, to balance these various considerations and make a judgment about legislation. | make | {
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Yet your editorial said : `` Now the attorney general writes that no considerations ' justify any loss of revenue of this proportion '' '. | said | {
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