Word: bonanzas
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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There are still a few bugs in the bonanza machine. Internal Revenue has ruled that the gross wagers in the sweepstakes are subject to the 10% federal gaming tax, collectable from the state Lottery Commission. New Hampshire contends that this tax, passed in early May as a device to prosecute bookies on a tax rap, should not apply to funds being used for educational purposes. Another difficulty is the proliferation of operators who arrange to purchase tickets for out-of-staters for a fee. New Hampshire, a small state, proved easy to police. But Department of Justice officials blanch...
...executives and pert grandmas-along with the slogan: "You meet the nicest people on a Honda." From a standing start, sales revved up to $31,921,995 last year and an estimated $67 million this year. Two other Japanese firms (Suzuki and Yamaha) have jumped in to share the bonanza, and their combined sales will amount to about $28 million by year...
...million surplus. New York City hotels, stores and restaurants also counted confidently on record profits from hordes of tourists attracted by the extravaganza in Flushing Meadow. By last week, well into the second half of its first season, it was clear that the fair, while no fizzle, was no bonanza either...
...Senate salary, $5,000 from Barry's honorary post as chairman of the Goldwater division of Associated Dry Goods-totaled a tidy $65,000. The Goldwaters live well, so that total does not leave a surplus. Barry, for example, owns and pilots a $50,000 Beechcraft Twin-Bonanza. Each of the four Goldwater children gets a $3,000 gift check from Dad each year. This year he shelled out some money of his own for campaign expenses. And while he takes a very hard attitude on federal welfare handouts, Barry himself is "an easy touch," says a bank officer...
...also gave Nichols a shot (along with Palmer, Venturi and Lema) at the biggest bonanza of all: the $50,000 first prize in September's World Series of Golf at Akron, Ohio...