Word: convert
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...double the indemnity, the marriage was performed twice, first in civil ceremony, two days later by a rabbi. Marilyn ate matzo balls with her new in-laws, studied Judaism and became a convert to Miller's religion. Both sailed enthusiastically into the task of complementing their differences. As a British journalist wrote, parodying Longfellow in something called Highbrowarthur's Honeymoon...
...Harvard JV's tied the score later in the second quarter as Hank Hatch raced 40 yards from scrimmage to cap a 60 yard drive. The Crimson also failed to convert after their touchdown, and the halftime score stood...
Rumors & Recommendations. European Central banks, usually the biggest gold buyers, did little of the buying this time; the prices were too high. Beginning with private buyers and investors who wanted to convert their paper currencies to gold, the market soon surrendered to speculators who saw the chance of making a fast killing. Much of the buying was triggered by Swiss bankers, who have been recommending a switch from dollars and other paper currencies to gold. The Swiss angrily denied that they were responsible for the gold rush, said the buying was chiefly for their foreign clients. A large block...
...monthly and receipts down to $9,000,000, Castro has turned to the printing presses. Money in circulation has doubled in 22 months of Castro. The peso, once worth $1, is down to 28? on the realistic black market, and Cubans with savings are on a buying spree to convert their depreciating currency to furniture, jewels, paintings, anything of value. They wonder, though, how long the government will allow them that freedom...
...Plans to convert the Yard dormitories into several Houses have been abandoned, President Pusey said yesterday. The proposals, under consideration last spring, were dropped from consideration because of pressure from other affairs...