Word: benefitting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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King plans a four-day benefit tour to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in early May. At $550 per supporter, the deluxe tour includes a New Orleans campaign party...
First of all, freshmen, by and large, don't know any better. Secondly, this system would benefit the newcomers, since the "hall" system of the Quad houses--which is likely to remain intact as long as the university lags on renovations--fosters a far more communal atmosphere than the entryway system of most of the Yard dorms. Under this system, the Yard dorms could be affiliated with River Houses, and would doubtlessly become priority housing for seniors...
...federal pardon might raise only $1 billion to $2 billion. Critics of an amnesty, including the IRS, contend that the extra revenue would be canceled out by increased evasion from scofflaws banking on similar programs in the future. "Even if an amnesty is successful, it is a short-term benefit," said Republican Senator Slade Gorton of Washington. "It tells taxpayers that they are suckers...
...glittering spectators could have been excused if they became confused about what star was being honored. The subject of the Manhattan benefit for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts was Spencer Tracy, a 1923 academy graduate who went on to what he might have called a nice little career of 74 films and two Oscars. But the actual star of the evening, in the hearts of the audience at least, was Katharine Hepburn, Tracy's co-star in nine movies and his real-life love for more than 20 years, until his death in 1967. The evening featured...
...seems to me if Harvard is spending money it should go to benefit the community and not to pay for administrative overhead," he says...