Word: benefits
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...player and it is just as ridiculous to pay those of the wealthy lacrosse player. The argument that these men should be recompensed for the time they spend practicing for the glory--both spiritual and financial--of Harvard falls flat if one considers that athletics exist primarily for the benefit of the participant. Athletes generally play because they like to play...
After six weeks of pondering, Iowa Judge Shannon B. Charlton finally made up his mind on a question before the court: Was Methodist William B. Small of Waterloo unmistakably clear in his instructions when he left the income from $75,000 of his estate for the benefit of "persons who believe in the fundamental principles of the Christian religion"? (TIME, Oct. 22.) Judge Charlton's answer...
...M.D.C. would be able to buy the Arena for slightly less that $400,000, the current assessment on the building, in order to operate it exclusively for the benefit of the schools in the Metropolitan District area. Patrone admitted last night that the M.D.C. purchase authorization stressed the "purpose of holding sporting and other events for the benefit of schoolboys," but promised the CRIMSON that he would include college hockey in the state bill...
...corporations are willing to give money with no strings attached. Except for Ford's scholarships, Detroit's auto industry gives money only to research that will benefit the industry; the Weyerhaeuser Timber Co.'s gifts go into scholarships in forestry. Of Northwestern's $761,000 bonanza, 90% was earmarked for specialized research. Most companies apparently agree with Pittsburgh's Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp.: "No contributions are made to colleges as such, no matter how good they are, unless we can figure some direct return...
...trouble, said Woods, is a lot of squabbling "second-echelon moles" holed up in the Critical Areas Committee, the group responsible for deciding which areas should get the benefit of relaxed credit restrictions and other Government housing aid. The squabbles, said Woods, are made worse by constant pressures from Congress, the real-estate lobby and other interested parties...