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Word: discountable (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...belief in Soviet good intentions (especially among Asians) has been grievously shaken. The uncommitted countries, still fighting the shadows of Western colonialism and inclined to discount the actuality of Soviet imperialism, could see a spectacle of foreign domination at its brutal worst. In Indonesia an official spoke of "Soviet colonialism," strange words on a Djakarta tongue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE KREMLIN: The Crisis of Communism | 11/5/1956 | See Source »

Students must file ticket application envelopes for the Princeton football game today at the H.A.A. Discount slips entitle the student to one seat at half price...

Author: By Andrew W. Bingham, | Title: Crimson Power on Ground Overcomes Indians, 28-21 | 10/29/1956 | See Source »

...Angeles' $6,000,000-a-year, 24-hour-a-day Ranch Market, grocery stores now find that Sunday is the third biggest day of the week (after Saturday and Friday). As supermarket stocks have expanded in postwar years to include goods ranging from shovels to shotgun shells, discount houses, clothing stores, furniture and appliance dealers have turned to Sunday selling. Many department stores even hold "Sunday special" sales. For auto dealers, Sunday trade often amounts to 50% of total weekly sales. Even in Mormon Salt Lake City and Baptist Atlanta, where the Sabbath is scrupulously observed, real-estate agents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SUNDAY SELLING: A New Service Raises a Hot Dispute | 10/22/1956 | See Source »

FAIR TRADE LAW now has been knocked out in Utah, where state supreme court ruled against General Electric Co. in suit brought to stop discount house from cut-rating G.E. appliances, declared that Fair Trade, in effect since 1937, runs counter to Utah's constitution. Other states where Fair Trade has been dropped: Nebraska, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Oregon, Virginia, Louisiana...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Clock, Oct. 8, 1956 | 10/8/1956 | See Source »

...expected $20 million through the mail. RCA, which originally shunned the club idea because its dealers feared the competition, announced instead this week a coupon plan to lure buyers into dealers' shops. For $3.98 RCA sells 15 coupons which entitle a record buyer to a $1 discount on three company-selected records a month for twelve months, plus a bonus of three free records. Mercury recently pepped up business with a nationwide 1? sale, selling two $3.98 records...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SHOW BUSINESS: Sweet Music | 10/8/1956 | See Source »

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