Word: item
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...England came up $762 million short. By contrast, according to a study in the National Journal, the Southern states got back $11.5 billion more than they paid in taxes. California and the other Pacific states came out ahead by $7 billion, the Mountain states by $3.6 billion. One huge item of difference: federal spending for military bases and defense contracts...
That's about it except for one item--if you're into dancing, a fine opportunity for it presents itself this Thursday when none other than Archie Bell & the Drells headline a dance concert at the Boston Arena with Trammps and Brass Construction, August...
...news media can do its part by not printing and reporting those idiotic cumulative medal standings. The first Olympic news item I heard upon my return to the United States was that the country was hopelessly behind the USSR in their battle for medal supremacy. After a week of watching superlative performances and the emergence of various national heroes, this pronouncement seemed irrelevant...
What motives were behind the crime? Because the kidnapers took a trinket or item of clothing from each captive, some officials felt that they were preparing to make a ransom demand. In fact, the Oakland Tribune quoted police sources as saying they had discovered an outline of the kidnaping and a ransom note demanding $5 million in the cottage occupied by Frederick Woods...
...exports swelled for the fourth consecutive month, making a cumulative increase since the start of the year of more than 22%. Sales abroad for certain items increased dramatically: autos up 62%, household electronics (television sets, tape recorders, stereo systems) up 55%. An important factor, in addition to the U.S. recovery, has been Japan's customary willingness to sell anything to anybody. One hot item: the export of entire factories to Middle Eastern and Communist countries...