Word: paid
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Addressed a science research symposium and paid profound respects to the Federal Government's dependence on the world of science...
...large, our teachers are paid what they are worth. [The late Philosopher John] Dewey is God, the National Education Association is his prophet, and all the teachers colleges are his disciples. This philosophy has been broadcast throughout our land for 40 years. It takes just about 30 or 40 years to change an educational system. We live in an era when it is very easy to get food and clothing. They come to us almost naturally. And so we believe that things of the mind can come that easily, too. This is where we fall down. This is the most...
...Welker's urging, a Washington scout traveled west in 1954 to watch the youngster play semipro ball in the Idaho-Oregon Border League. Killebrew promptly went 14-for-14 (five homers, four triples), belted one homer over a fence 435 ft. away. The tightfisted Senators unbuckled their bankroll, paid out $30,000, and Killebrew became Washington's first bonus player...
...Federal Reserve's notes and deposits, or about $12 billion. It also must be able to redeem some $16.6 billion in foreign time deposits in U.S. banks, foreign-held U.S. Government securities and similar claims. In the unlikely event all foreign claimants demanded to be paid off in gold at once, the gold backing for U.S. currency would drop to $3.7 billion, a third of the legal minimum...
This is a direct imposition not only on the people who both play and support rugby, but also on the several hundred spectators. Whether a spectator paid by cash or coupon, he did so with the understanding that his payment was connected with supporting the contest...