Word: note
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...disaster. The prices of cattle, hogs, corn and soybeans--the bedrock of Iowa's agriculture--are at levels of the Great Depression. "There is no way right now that anyone can make money here in agriculture, no matter how you figure it," said farmer Joe Vandewater. He took note that the day before in the same room, Forbes had not mentioned price, cost or any firm plan for the future of agriculture. But there was the free barbecue--and the little gold...
...many ways he embodied a new, entrepreneurial kind of Kennedy philanthropy. It doesn't diminish the Shrivers' Special Olympics or Jacqueline Onassis' fund raising for Grand Central Terminal to note that John practiced a hands-on generosity that reflects a younger generation of givers, folks impressed more by proved outcomes than by black-tie benefits...
...death-penalty expert who advised the authors. "She had done a lot of homework on specific cases already, which is rare." Rarer still was her gentility. Both times she interviewed Jack Boger, then a lawyer with the N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense Fund, Caroline sent him a handwritten thank-you note...
...girls in the family were meant for the job. But the young Kathleen, as the first grandchild of Joseph Kennedy, was nonetheless expected to serve in some way. Two days after President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, Kathleen's father Robert wrote his 12-year-old daughter a note on White House stationery: "As the oldest of the next generation you have a particular responsibility...Be kind to others and work for your country. Love, Daddy...
...received a call from the Cambridge Trust Bank at 1720 Mass. Ave. that a white male in his late 40's entered the bank and showed the teller a note asking for money. The teller complied, though no weapon was shown. The suspect then fled the area towards Porter Square...