Word: fund
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...cause. Although Happycrat Chandler now denies that he is ready to sling a monkey wrench at his own party, his monkeyshines prove otherwise; e.g., he has neglected to instruct his 20,000 state employees to 1) contribute the traditional 2% of their salaries to the Democratic campaign fund, 2) help get out the vote. Last week, though he made it a point to greet President Eisenhower on his arrival in Lexington, the jovial Happy pointedly announced that he would have a previous engagement when Adlai Stevenson comes a-calling...
...failed to materialize, but another grave was made to serve as well, and the doctor deposited his flowers. After that everyone joined in a banquet, in the midst of which Dr. Knirim proposed raising a statue of the great Marie, and whipped out a $20 bill to start a fund...
...bulk of the University's income came from three main areas: 25 percent from endowment fund, 23 percent from gifts, and 23 percent from tuition, board, lodging and other fees. The three major expenses were salaries of corporation appointees, 27 percent; wages, 31 percent; and equipment and supplies, 19 percent...
...Nance also gave up a long-term contract that would have paid him $200,000 a year by 1961 plus a guaranteed annual wage of $40,000 if he left. In return, Jim Nance got a fat unemployment compensation settlement. The deal, disclosed last week: a $286,000 trust fund, an additional $75,000 plus for salary through Jan. 31. He also took over a $600,000 life insurance policy which the company had helped support. The $286,000 will be paid beginning in 1966 over a ten-year period, thus reducing income taxes. It will be cut only...
...eleventh annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund last week, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Harold Macrnillan spoke somberly: "The financial policy of the United Kingdom remains unchanged. However, we shall continue to take such steps as we can to liberalize our arrangements for trade and payments." With these words, Macmillan dampened a cherished hope of economists everywhere that free world currencies would soon become fully convertible, thus permitting anyone earning money in foreign trade to change it into any other currency, spend it where he chooses without restriction. The explanation is that the pound sterling, dominating...