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Word: factly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Taxes, he said, are basically a means of redistributing production, but "the fact is we have reached the limits of redistribution of production so far as such redistribution is of any benefit whatsoever to the ordinary man. Taxes are already too high. For the benefit of the ordinary citizen we must find some way of reducing them or of giving advantages to those who are in a position to contribute to raising the standard of living of our people...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Flanders Asks Tax Decrease, Welfare State | 12/7/1949 | See Source »

...segment of the sports world is having itself quite a panic over the television "menace": as more and more promoters and arena owners cry out that the new entertainment medium is grabbing too many dollars out of gate receipts. What throws the whole thing into confusion, however, is the fact that there are powerful voices on the other side who are booming television as the greatest thing that's happened to sports since the coming of radio...

Author: By Douglas M. Fouquet, | Title: FROM THE PIT | 12/7/1949 | See Source »

That these latter events are still selling television rights indicates more than the simple fact that some teams haven't yet made up their minds on the television problem. It points up the cogent consideration that where television doesn't cut substantially into the gate there is quite a bit to be said for having...

Author: By Douglas M. Fouquet, | Title: FROM THE PIT | 12/7/1949 | See Source »

...dance constitutes the third large Freshman affair of 1949. The last party in the Union was held on Yale weekend for all University members who were unable to go to New Haven. It was principally notable for the fact that it was the first so-called "Smoker" at the College to which women were invited...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '53 to Open New Series of Record Dances Saturday | 12/6/1949 | See Source »

Harvard, however, unveiled a potentially strong forward attack Saturday night despite the fact that a number of its ten goals came from smart individual play and not team passwork...

Author: By Douglas M. Fouquet, | Title: Skaters Defeat MIT in Opener, 10-5 | 12/5/1949 | See Source »

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