Word: fee
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...image of the puritan work ethic. The idea here is to play, hustle and use the last cent's worth of the $30 plus it may take a family of four to get in. At most parks (major exceptions: Disneyland and Disney World), there is a flat admission fee that enables parents and offspring to sample and resample every major attraction without charge. Remembering the rapacious playlands of the past, where gambling, boozing and whoring were as rife as popcorn and pizza, most theme parks promote soft drinks and fast foods. They dispense a dizzily dyspeptic array of instant...
...accordionist said yesterday the license will protect performers from the "hassle of policemen forcing them to move and relocate," but others argued that they should not have to pay the license fee because they perform a service to the city...
Walter L. Sullivan, Cambridge city councilor, said yesterday the new license fee will help to keep the performers under control. Hell, we can't have everyone's brother out there...
Other performers in the streets yesterday said they believe the $2 annual fee is too high, and said they may protest the council decision...
...male member of the Class of '76 said yesterday he will be happy to pay the fee because he makes more money as a guitarist in Harvard Square than he did when he worked for a computer company...