Word: harvester
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...resident of the suburb, acting on an impulse, unearthed the treasure between two telephone poles at a depth of three inches. Hurrying to claim his $1,000, he arrived at the station in the midst of a swarm of lawsuits from angry property owners. Apparently well content with this harvest of ill will, Don Burden moved ahead with his next gimmick: a "Lucky Phone Number" contest with genuine Shetland ponies as prizes. Crowed Burden: "I'm going to rock this market like it's never been rocked before...
Shaking the money tree harder than ever, U.S. colleges and universities are carting off a rich harvest of gifts. The 1956-57 take: $832,937,123, received by 910 private and state-run schools. In 1954-55, according to a survey released this week by the American Alumni Council, the American College Public Relations Association, and the Council for Financial Aid to Education. 728 four-year institutions surveyed reported gifts of only $336,030,106. Increase within three years for the 553 private colleges and universities taking part in both surveys...
...Business. But if Jim Patton's N.F.U. is big political business, it is also big money business, with a vested interest in high farm subsidies-the higher the better. The N.F.U.-founded Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association is worth $33 million, reaps about a $3.5 million cash harvest each year in Government payments for storing grain surpluses stimulated by N.F.U. high-subsidy policies. Among other N.F.U. interests...
...demand: that the U.S. pay for all land requisitioned by the military with monthly rentals (which can be adjusted upward) instead of a one-shot, lump-sum payment. If their demands are not met, the Socialists can point to a disquieting fact: the Red-led Minren, despite their poor harvest of seats, polled 28% of the total vote-a higher total than any other party...
FLORIDA FROST, third this year for a major U.S. source of winter fresh vegetables, will sharply cut supply, bring another big price boost until early summer harvest...