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...original city plan to seize the land by eminent domain at $1 a year and use it for emergency housing for "a period not to exceed five years," was shelved in February, 1946 when the University presented a counter-proposal to put up permanent buildings and rent them to its own personnel...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cambridge May Seize Botanical Garden Site | 4/20/1948 | See Source »

...odds on that horse shall exceed ten-fold, then shalt thou carry thy fortune to the man who is called Straight...

Author: By Robert W. Morgan jr., | Title: Chinese Dopester Tells All | 4/17/1948 | See Source »

...Totals exceed 100% since those interviewed in the survey were invited to make two choices. Some were undecided or gave no answer. Their number: Britain, 2%; France, 12%; Switzerland, 20%; Italy, 4%; U.S. Zone of Germany...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PLAIN PEOPLE: Europe in the Spring | 4/12/1948 | See Source »

...other five of every 100 taxpayers there were other benefits. The optional standard deduction was switched from a flat $500 to 10% of net income (so long as it does not exceed $1,000). Thus, the $8,000-a-year man could list $800 for deductions if he does not choose to itemize them. A bigger saving was in a new allowance after the tax has been computed. For the last two years, this has been a flat 5%. In the new schedules, this subtraction would be 17% on the first $400 of tax, 12% on the rest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TAXES: Down! | 4/5/1948 | See Source »

...office, he has flown to Rio and Buenos Aires, swum ashore from a capsized rowboat on a south Chilean lake, and crash-dived aboard a U.S. submarine off Valparaiso. In his fancy presidential DC-3, he has visited so many local fairs that Chileans are sure his travels already exceed those of all his predecessors put together. Their nickname for their traveling President: "Don Gavion" (Mr. Airplane...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHILE: Now, Voyager | 2/23/1948 | See Source »

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