Word: bargainers
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Like many unregal newlyweds, Paul and Frederika spent their first married years in obscure battle with the household budget. King George II never hung so much as a new set of lace curtains in the palace without shopping every store in Athens to find a proper bargain. In Paul's small villa at Psychiko outside Athens. Frederika's time was mostly taken up by caring for her babies, making over old clothes, and poring over the accounts to see if Paul's allowance might stand inviting a few close friends to dinner...
...spring when the Office decided to consolidate Yard and House agencies, Taylor and the three managers met to bargain. Since the Yard business must have University permission to operate, there was no question that the Employment Office could effect a merger...
...Western Powers could not cajole Italy and Yugoslavia into a friendly bargain. To continue to do nothing would be to let the tension increase. The U.S. decided on action, persuaded the British to go along. Their decision was to help Italy's cause and to risk Tito...
...pocket through fishy and degrading commercial deals. That he betrayed his country for reasons of political principle, Author Flexner shows to be sheer nonsense. Arnold wanted cash on the barrelhead (?10,000 plus ?20,000 for West Point and an annual stipend of ?500) and drove a Yankee bargain. And he never ceased complaining that he never got a fair price from the British for his treachery...
...shrewd operator who credits his success to playing hunches backed by common sense, Charlie Allen set up his own brokerage house when he was 19, went broke and lost $1,000,000 in the 1929 crash, made a fast comeback buying blocks of stock at bargain prices. Currently, he controls 13 companies, worth some $450 million, including Arma Corp. (electronics, navigational equipment), American Bosch (automotive electric equipment), a gold mine in the Philippines, and real estate interests from North Kansas City to Riverside, Calif...