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Word: gifts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...sold, and the money is being paid in installments ranging from $11,200 to $124,365. For the past six years, one man has been sending in checks for what he calculates is his fair share of the debt: they average about $75. A man in Seattle makes a gift every year that matches his age. His birth day is Feb. 11 , and next month the Treasury is looking forward to receiving a donation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: The Taxpayer Giveth . . . | 1/20/1975 | See Source »

...about Allende being killed and also says: "...the U.S. did all in its power to bring about conditions that would aid a coup...thereby insuring Allende's downfall and his death." Nowhere does the author mention that Allende actually committed suicide--ironically, with the gun he received as a gift from Fidel Castro--after refusing to surrender. The President was given several opportunities to evacuate La Moneda (the Presidential Palace), but after calling on the Chilean people to come out with arms in his aid, he cowardly placed Castro's gun in his mouth and shot himself. Allende would have...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AN INSULT TO CHILEANS | 1/20/1975 | See Source »

These authentic original 1937 prints are literally collectors' items and have been appraised by the American Appraisers Assoc. at $7.00 each print. Once they have been sold, there will be no more available. A truly excellent art "investment" that makes a fabulous gift...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Public Offered 1937 U.S.Gov't Art Prints | 1/17/1975 | See Source »

...resembling a demonstration during Ford's two-week stay was a one-man protest vigil staged by Ruffin Harris of Carbondale, Colo. He stood in front of Millionaire Richard Bass's palace where Ford was staying. Harris held a live wolf on a leash to protest Ford's Christmas gift of a wolfskin coat to his wife...

Author: By H. JEFFREY Leonard, | Title: Mr. Ford's Holiday | 1/16/1975 | See Source »

...people out shopping. The flurry was only a few days long, but it did keep us ahead of last year." Jordan Marsh, Zayre Corp. and Filene's stores in Boston all enjoyed the eleventh-hour boom, as did Rich's in Atlanta, especially in small gift items. In San Francisco, the Livingston Bros, apparel chain actually had its best day ever the Monday before Christmas. And as far as overall holiday sales were concerned, business was up a healthy 8% over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RETAILING: Much Better Late Than Never, Santa | 1/13/1975 | See Source »

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