Word: boosted
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...third time since World War II, Yale University was forced to boost overall undergraduate fees to help meet its soaring expenses. Henceforth, the resident student's fees that amounted to $1,000 in 1941 will add up to $2,000. ¶The Council for Financial Aid to Education reported that corporate gifts to U.S. colleges and universities had hit the $100 million mark in 1956-an increase of $60 million over 1950. But while total private voluntary gifts exceeded $500 million, said the council's President Wilson Compton, the nation's campuses would still need twice that...
RAIL FARES are rising another 5% for coach and first-class passengers on western roads and eight big eastern lines, including the Pennsylvania, New York Central, Chesapeake & Ohio. Together with 7% Pullman-fare hike, increase will raise revenues $29.5 million yearly. Some eastern roads want additional 40% boost in first-class rates...
...GUARANTEED LOANS are being mapped by CAB for feeder airlines to help them buy needed new planes that will trim heavy maintenance costs, boost profits and cut subsidies...
Brain Waves. To boost it, he founded his own advertising company, Lambert & Feasley, which, in turn, became a great national agency, with accounts such as Life Savers, J. W. Dant, and Phillips Petroleum. Now there was no stopping Listerine. Lambert developed a formula for Listerine tooth paste, turning out a batch himself with a hand press. "Early I reasoned that a new appeal for the same product would be like plowing virgin territory. We started advertising Listerine for sore throat and for dandruff. Then we used the appeal of after shaving...
RAIL INCOME SLUMP is stoking up demand for another freight rate hike. Despite rise in carloadings in 1956, higher costs trimmed net income of nation's Class 1 rails to $875 million, off $52 million from 1955. Eastern railways may ask the Interstate Commerce Commission for 15% rate boost on top of recent 7% emergency hike, Western railways for 17% raise in addition to recent 5% increase...