Word: forded
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...tuition increases did not pay for all these benefits, of course, and a $45 million gift from the Ford Foundation helped considerably, but it is easier to raise tuition than contributions, and it was made clear that the latest increase was not the last for the near future...
Among the substantive changes in the operation of the House system were the House sections held in Winthrop, a new science "tutorial" in Kirkland, a senior thesis "forum" in Lowell, and, of course, the much talked-of "Ford money." "Ford money" meant an allotment of $1,400 last year and $2,400 this year, given to each House, to be used to promote the intellectual and cultural activity within the Houses. Some money was devoted to contests, small dinners, or even building renovations, and to inviting distinguished guests to live in the Houses for a time--some who came here...
...reexamination continued, and certainly no definite answers were reached (the Houses often had trouble spending anywhere near all of their Ford money). But with an eighth House under construction and a ninth and tenth to come, it seemed clear that the discussion was far from concluded...
...thus losing for good the "no-contract, no-work" threat that it has used against the auto companies before, G.M. stepped up the pressure. It stopped collecting union dues by payroll checkoff, and told union shop stewards that they can spend only half their working hours on union business. Ford and Chrysler, whose contracts expired three days after G.M.'s, followed the G.M. formula for operating in the no-contract period. If there are no contracts by the end of June, automakers may shut down. With a backlog of 760,000 cars, automakers prefer a showdown in the next...
CHEVROLET COMEBACK, after losing first place to Ford last year, is so strong that Chevy has produced more cars this year than all divisions of Ford Motor Co. Score: 578,181 Chevys v. 490,286 Fords, Mercurys, Edsels, Lincolns and Thunderbirds...