Word: cashed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Cash Flood. The challenge has been made doubly exciting-and devilishly difficult as well-by the congeries of social and economic reforms to which the Johnson Administration has committed itself in the past three years. The 89th Congress put no fewer than 136 major domestic bills on the books, and nearly everybody from federal administrators to municipal bookkeepers has been overwhelmed as a result. "Our aspirations," says Gardner, "have outrun our organizational abilities...
...Elementary and Secondary Education Act was another example. Title I of the act, a $1 billion program to upgrade the schooling of poor children, held vast promise. But the cash it released hit many areas like a flash flood, running off before it could be absorbed. Illinois, for example, was able to use only $52 million out of the $61 million authorized. "It's like having $50 million to spend...
...buildings were declared safe for occupation. Coop employees returned to their positions at cash registers. The store opened its doors to customers again...
Rich (assets: $1.5 billion), acquisition-minded BAT is no stranger at the dressing table, having acquired 65% control of another cosmetics company, Lenthéric Ltd., in 1965. Two weeks ago BAT made a generous $67 million cash offer to take over Yardley and promised to expand the company "on an international basis, while keeping its management team...
...disputed building is a four-story apartment which Harvard had an option to buy. The University decided it wanted the building, and showed up at the Middlesex County Registry with cash; the owners failed to appear. They will have their chance to tell why in court next month and to argue that Harvard's option shouldn't be enforced. Meanwhile, the reason for their reluctance to sell is obvious: the land's proximity to the Library has made the option price ridiculously...