Word: fares
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Baghdad itself, daily bulletins continued to insist that Kassem was recovering nicely from his wounds, would soon leave the hospital. On that happy day, Iraqi citizens were promised free admission to movie theaters, half fare on trains, and free circumcision for their newborn sons. But like any other Arab strongman, Kassem derives his power less from the people than from the army. At week's end, from his hospital bed, "the sole leader'' made a public declaration of confidence in the loyalty of his troops: "I can assure you there is not in the whole...
...individual show or contestant, including Charles Van Doren (who reappeared after a long, lost weekend in New England, accepted a subpoena to testify when the Washington hearings resume Nov. 2). Growing recognition of the networks' irresponsibility (notably their willingness to let packagers control much of their entertainment fare) put in question the ethics of the television industry in general. For the first time, the U.S. was forced to think about the philosophy that lies behind the picture tube as well as the character of those who sit in front...
...American, TWA and a large group of farsighted smaller lines argued for the abolition of the tourist fare and adoption of new worldwide economy fares 12% to 15% below the present minimum rates. Such a "two-tier" fare system was blocked by Britain's big BOAC, which fought for a "three-tier" system (economy, tourist, first class) with the lowest fares pegged as much as 20% below tourist rates. Other lines felt that fare schedules are already complex enough, gave the British plan no support. Ranged against any immediate fare cut were some of the small national flag airlines...
...markets are inexhaustible so long as we keep the fares down, down, down." Yet after three weeks of bitter wrangling at a Honolulu traffic conference, the 90 airlines from 50 nations who belong to IATA could not agree on any general scheme of fare reductions on world air routes. The international rate-setting conference broke up in failure, and the stage was set for a rate war when the current air-fare agreement runs...
...straight, stock-in-trade western fare. From all over the courtroom, angry cattlemen glowered at the captured rustler. And the rustler himself, a bull-necked hombre who liked heavy gambling and fancy women, was perfectly cast. All that marred the illusion was the scene of the trial-not Dodge City but Düsseldorf-and the repeated references to the rustler's favorite steed: a Mercedes 300 limousine...