Word: boosting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...cartel, which had raised its official price by 5% in January, achieved its new 9% boost by putting into effect on April 1 a series of phased increases that had been planned for the rest of 1979. There were worrisome signs that the OPEC countries, including Saudi Arabia, Iraq and other producers, were determined to make their new price offensive stick by limiting production now that Iranian output is once again climbing. Bragged Iraq's fiery Oil Minister, Tayeh Abdul-Karim: "No one country can affect this market now. As Iran's production goes up again, ours will...
Encourage Capital Formation. Gradually remove all Government limits on the amount of interest that banks and other savings institutions can pay, and eliminate all taxes on that interest. This would provide a tremendous boost to private savers, particularly the poor and middle-income Americans, who put a larger proportion of their savings into banks than affluent people do. Simultaneously, reduce or eliminate the double taxation on stock dividends. This would give a lift to investors and pull large sums of money into the stock market, including much capital from abroad, to finance the creation of new enterprises and the expansion...
...with more respect because of what he's accomplished. It was quite a gamble, but worth it." The Republicans made little effort to denigrate Carter's achievement. G.O.P. National Chairman Bill Brock said he was "delighted" with Carter's success and reckoned that it would provide the "international boost which [Carter] needs and which we all need...
...raise this year, prompting protests from both Governor George Busbee and White House Inflation Fighter Alfred Kahn. So last week the state senate mounted an effort to deflect the anger but save the increase: it voted a 10% raise bul split the payment in two−a 7% boost beginning next September and 3% in January. Illinois legislators voted themselves both a 25% raise this year (to $25,000) and a further 12% increase for next year. The commissioners on the board of Cook County, which includes Chicago, voted themselves a 30% raise, to $32,500. When the board...
CLEVELAND, Ohio--Bobby Hackett knocked four seconds off his personal best time to finish second in the 500-yd. freestyle (4:19.41) and boost the Crimson to 12th place after the first day of competition in the NCAA Championships here yesterday...