Word: ben
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Still suffering from a sharp attack of lumbago, Israel's Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion arrived in Washington for a four-week tour of the U.S. After a luncheon with the President and a confab with Government officials, he got down to work on the real purpose of his trip: to help launch the new $500,000,000 Israeli bond issue (TIME, April...
...thriving city of Philadelphia (pop. 15,000) should have a general hospital. When he tried to raise money for one, he was asked constantly: "Have you consulted Franklin? What does he think of it?" Bond finally went to Benjamin Franklin, and it was well that he did. Foxy Ben Franklin conceived the idea of matching private subscriptions with public funds; he lured both citizens and legislators with the bait that the others would put up equal sums. It worked...
Downtown, one building dating from 1756 and others from 1796 are still part of the hospital-though antibiotics have replaced the bloodletting which Rush and Physick favored. A 150-year-old clinical amphitheater is now a television lounge. But, following Ben Franklin's example, members of the board of managers still fine themselves 50? if they miss a meeting...
...Band will play at a rally in which David Ben-Gurion will be the principal speaker next Wednesday night. The meeting, to be held in the Boston Garden, is being held in conjunction with a Bonds for Israel drive...
...Frank Benson, 4; Bill Wetmore, 5; Ray Burns, 6; Lindy Watkins,7; Jerry Wells, stroke; Bill Chadwick, cox. Junior varsity; Oakes Ames, bow; Jack Beggs, 2; Dick Gillies, 3; Ted House, 4; John Margan, 5; Art Herbst, 6; Stan Kabrl,7; Dick Lincoln, stroke; Joe Gordon, cox. Freshman: Ben LaFarge, bow; Tony Barnard, 2; Paul Schlaiker, 3; Dan Rakov, 4; Randy Seed, 5; Joe Cole, 6; Ralph Blum, 7; Lowell Laporet, stroke; Bruce Williams...