Word: fund
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Boston Democrats never had a more successful fund-raising dinner than last week's testimonial for John E. Powers, candidate for mayor. The faithful turned out 2,190 strong for filet mignon at $100 a plate, and by evening's end, Powers' nomination was put down as a political certainty. Nobody minded much that the state's top Democrat, Presidential Hopeful Jack Kennedy, was off on Senate business, for he was represented in the two seats of honor by brother Ted and by Powers himself, a leading Kennedy lieutenant. Perhaps it was better, thought some, that...
Tickets for the fund-raising event are $4 for club members, $5 for other University students, and $7.50 for the public. About 200 people are expected to attend...
...University has completely withdrawn its golf subsidy, but the golfers are receiving financial help from the Memorial Fund for Ted Cooney '55, and Gerald Henderson '21, which is sponsored by the Friends of Harvard Golf. The groups' aim is to try to have enough financial backing "to expose everyone at Harvard, not just the men on the team, to golf...
Before he died in 1525, Jakob erected a monument to his family in their native Augsburg. With an impressive endowment fund of 76,000 Rhenish guilders, he built a little walled city within the city: six streets containing, in all, 53 double-story houses in neat rows. It was the world's first privately subsidized housing project. Its tenants were limited to poor Roman Catholics who "must lead a decent, Christian life" and who agreed to say a prayer once a day for the Fuggers...
...winning its second straight victory (fortnight ago the girls beat Notre Dame 230 to 110), Barnard nailed a spot on the next program, on April 12 (v. the University of Minnesota), will stay on until defeated. The only cash prizes: $1,500 for the Barnard scholarship fund, $500 for Loser U.S.C.-both from Sponsor General Electric. Participants get no money at all. No cash...