Word: benefited
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite is the disc jockey Murray the K. He is now broadcasting for CHUM radio, Toronto. A reliable source indicated to us that Murray the K, when asked if he was the "celebrated Mr. K" of Sgt. Pepper's, replied, "yes, but I can say no more." George Harrison is a possible Mr. H. Look at the large pictures on the inside of the album. The strange box hanging around George's neck seems to have a face on it. Another reliable source told us he had made a blow-up of this photograph...
...biggest stumbling block for ADB is its 61% interest rate, which reflects the world's tight-money markets. For struggling member-customers like Nepal, the rate could prove prohibitive. To offset this and make money more attainable, the bank is creating a special loan fund that promises to benefit both donor and recipient. The borrower would get his money at reasonable terms in exchange for agreeing to buy from donor countries the supplies for the projects involved. Canada, Denmark and Japan have promised contributions to the special fund, but its success may well depend on U.S. participation...
...Without benefit of voice or grimace, Ted Graeber's Lion, here and later in the play, is a remarkably adept and communicative mime. And Troobnick too manages to maintain his appealing level of performance...
Perhaps the jolliest benefit of being really rich is that we can do little things in a big way like the Detroit race-track owner who gave sports cars as favors to a dozen dinner guests. We all have our pet charities, and some of us even have crusades for example, H. L. Hunt, the Texas oil billionaire, spends millions on propaganda against assorted people whom he regards as Red subversives. Then in Britain, there's Sir Cyril Black, the rich Tory MP, who is dedicated to protecting the "moral" working class from dirty books. As he sees...
Counting on Controls. Wards' long-awaited turn-around has barely begun. Last week Brooker made it clear that he is counting on Container for help. "The corporation has a fine record of training people in controls," he said. "We'll benefit from this." Even more important, by pooling their resources both companies will greatly reduce their vulnerability to takeover attempts by other suitors...