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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...cents from each bill to Citymeals-on-Wheels, a program that delivers food to the elderly and homebound. To encourage customers to contribute directly toward more charity meals, Amex provided postage-paid envelopes for donations using check or charge. During the month of November, the company expects to collect more than 1.6 million three-penny chit donations, enough for 10,000 meals-on- wheels, at the more than 3,500 New York City restaurants that accept its green, gold and platinum cards...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New York City: Charge It to Charity | 12/1/1986 | See Source »

...state-regulated salaries. The practice is called nalevo (working "to the left"). Last week the Supreme Soviet made much nalevo legal by passing a law that allows 29 types of private business, including carpentry and auto repair. One reason for the legislation is that it enables the state to collect added revenues. Practitioners of nalevo must now + register with their local governments and annually relinquish up to 13% of their earnings as income...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Economy: When a Wink Becomes a Nod | 12/1/1986 | See Source »

Although Yale's non-season ticket holders were only allowed one ticket per person (at full price), they were able to collect ID cards and form unlimited blocks...

Author: By Lori J. Lakin, | Title: Filling the Stadium | 11/22/1986 | See Source »

Radcliffe College conducts an annual telethon to collect gifts from alumnae. Most contributions go to a general fund for the college. This year's callers are also asking for separate contributions to the Schlesinger Library...

Author: By Camille L. Landau, | Title: Student-Staffed Telethon Raises Funds For Schlesinger Library's Renovation | 11/19/1986 | See Source »

While at Harvard, the Swedish scholar plans to collect material for his book on the relationship between the diplomat, the politician and the journalist. The triangular drama, as Falkman calls it, plays itself out in the interaction between these three professionals in their search for power and influence...

Author: By Eugenia Balodimas, | Title: For They Are Jolly Good Fellows | 11/13/1986 | See Source »

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