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Word: paid (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...First, Collier's will place the big 24-volume library here in your home as a direct advertising premium," the salesman is trained to warble, smiling all the time. "It would be yours to keep. The nationally advertised price would be marked 'paid in full' and charged off to our advertising...

Author: By David N. Hollander, | Title: The Almost Free Encyclopedia | 10/28/1969 | See Source »

That's the catch, and it's a big one. The "dime a day" -for ten years-is $588.98, actually more than 15 cents a day. Ten payments of $4.95 for the yearbook can be paid annually, but the balance-about $540-must be paid within three years...

Author: By David N. Hollander, | Title: The Almost Free Encyclopedia | 10/28/1969 | See Source »

...little deception was only one minor incident in a major war Collier's wages against its own employees. Several complained to me that they had been cheated out of their wages; it didn't happen to me, but then I didn't stay around long enough to get paid-anyway, I didn't sell any encyclopedias...

Author: By David N. Hollander, | Title: The Almost Free Encyclopedia | 10/28/1969 | See Source »

...second quarter Gomez and left wing Charlie Thomas momentarily exchanged positions, and the move paid off. Gomez centered a perfect pass to Thomas in front of the net. The sophomore's quick shot hit a fullback, but the rebound came straight back and Thomas banged it home...

Author: By Robert W. Gerlach, | Title: Cross-Country, Soccer Teams Top Indians | 10/25/1969 | See Source »

...they planned to write. Grey kept a diary for just that purpose and is already in print with the first of a three-part series in this week's London Sunday sensation sheet, The People, which is being syndicated in Europe and Australia as well. The price reportedly paid was well over $25,000-a lot of money, perhaps, but earned the hard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: End of the Ordeal | 10/24/1969 | See Source »

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