Word: benefit
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...crisis drags on into the new year, the impact of the long stalemate over the hostages is less predictable. The political benefit Carter has gained could erode as national impatience increases. The final resolution of the crisis will determine whether Carter benefits or suffers from his handling of the situation...
...covered by the Government's guarantee. Because the fate of Chrysler's suppliers and dealers is so closely tied to that of the automaker, Congress insists that they contribute $180 million by such means as buying stock or extending loans. Similarly, the states and cities that benefit economically as the sites of Chrysler plants must kick in $250 million. An additional $300 million is to be raised by selling more of the company's assets. (Chrysler has liquidated more than $400 million of its holdings this year...
...case, whom does the art boom benefit? Only collectors and middlemen. Few artists get to share in it. This is partly because boom conditions create an unreal system of reputation, with most of the benefits going to a handful of stars at the top and scarcely anything to the rest. The American art education system, churning out as many graduate artists every five years as there were people in late 15th century Florence, has in effect created an unemployable art proletariat whose work society cannot "profitably" absorb. Generous tax laws, which enabled collectors to buy low, keep a picture...
...this the misfortune, mismanagement and bad advice that led to legendary stardom? No matter. The Farbers have a stake in making The Industry smell like a rose. The Kanins don't mind either. DeMillean in scope and cast, Moviola reads like the greatest benefit performance ever told. - R.Z. Sheppard
...highly respected member of the community. She helped buy uniforms for the local high school band, she regularly took out an ad in the high school yearbook, and she made donations to the Beatty volunteer fire department. "She's always the first one out there to help," says Benefit Organizer Helen Terry. Adds V.F.W. Member Norm Martindale: "The benefit is not for Fran's Star Ranch. It's for Fran York...