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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Washington no one seemed to know exactly what the President had in mind. How much would it cost? Who would foot the bill? Maybe it wasn't another offer of a bottle of milk to every Hottentot, but it sounded as if the U.S. proposed to tell the Hottentots how to run a dairy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: To Make the Desert Bloom | 1/31/1949 | See Source »

...Kiss Me, Kate. The show is such a smash hit that ordinary playgoers find it impossible to get seats for any performance sooner than next April. Seats are just a little harder to get because this one satisfied customer has been buying up so many of them. At a cost of more than $1,000, Cole Porter, who wrote the music and lyrics for Kiss Me, Kate, took 97 of his friends along on opening night. He has been back with others 14 times since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: The Professional Amateur | 1/31/1949 | See Source »

...worked, so far. Original stockholders, who paid $5,000 a share, have been offered $62,500 for them. Besides paying out whopping dividends, Doc plows great chunks of money back into his gold mine-giving paying guests more comfort, beauty, entertainment and $100,000 races. This winter, at a cost of $400,000, he opened a fancy new lounge and restaurant, a kind of clubhouse for the general-admission trade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Doc's Gold Mine | 1/31/1949 | See Source »

Maids may be a thing of the past if the cost of operating dormitories climbs any higher. Ivy League officials at a meeting at Cornell yesterday resolved that students would be asked to do their own housekeeping before being made to pay more rent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Maids May Go if New Rise in Rent Menaces College | 1/27/1949 | See Source »

Size of the awards to each scholar will depend directly on financial need. However, the selection of men to receive the scholarships will be made on the basis of aptitude for business training. In cases of great need the scholarships may cover the entire cost of a man's training for business administration. Awards are made on a yearly basis, subject to renewal if the student maintains a satisfactory record...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scholarships For Business School Ready | 1/27/1949 | See Source »

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