Word: collectibility
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Waste and graft are high. After Peru contracted to buy four submarines from the U.S.'s General Dynamics Corp, word leaked out that the nephew of the navy minister who ordered the subs stood to collect a $300,000 "commission." The latest scandal brewing is in Cuba, where Fidel Castro agreed to pay $150 each for 24,000 Belgian automatic rifles worth $75 each. The fancy equipment is often short-lived. Days after Ecuador got three Canberra turbojet bombers, a mechanic cracked up two of them taxiing on the landing strip...
According to Philippine records, Lewin deposited a total of $6,521,000 in Reno's First National Bank of Nevada between 1951 and 1953. But when the U.S. tried to collect $501,755 in taxes, Lewin successfully argued that he could not be assessed for income earned outside...
...Club has already mailed a general letter to the family of each member in order to find out how much money it can collect from parents. Although it has not asked for a final financial commitment the Club wants to know two things: first, if the parents would permit their son to make the trip; and second, how much money they would consider contributing to cover expenses...
Approving four out of five suggestions from the Student Council for revisions of Lamont Library procedure, the Committee not only altered the reserve system but also extended Sunday night hours, instituted spot checks of bursar's cards, and told librarians to collect reserved books found unattended...
...interview with the Deans. To clarify the situation, the Deans recommended an appeal through the democratic process of petition. Acting on this advice, we set up the mechanics of the petition--stating the sole considerations of "inadequate publicity" and "unfortunate timing." On these grounds, we were able to collect about 300 signatures of dissatisfied seniors before the issue was completely clouded by yesterday's letter claiming that it is a personal petition. Patrick Liles Albert F. Cullen, Jr. Michael Graney Paul G. Kirk, Jr. Kelvin L. Kean David M. Donaldson John B. Watkins Michael Donahue