Word: paid
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...construction in 1935 of jetties at the mouth of the Rio Grande, at the very southern tip of the island, has paid off with some local accumulation of sand. The southern half of the town's developed area, which includes a large Hilton hotel and condominiums, currently has no problems with erosion. But just a mile up the road, where much of the new development is taking place, the island is getting smaller and smaller. In the past century, according to the Texas bureau of economic geology, the land disappeared at an average rate of 12 ft. a year...
...fall, the regulations had cleared up, so we did not charge anybody for the tax," Gibson said. He added students who had paid the higher projected board bill would receive a terbill credit or, if all other expenses had been paid, a cash refund...
...strike, of course, is a no-win situation. Each day Boston University remains closed costs the school huge amounts of money, and deprives the students of the education for which they have paid. The administration should ratify the negotiated contract, and avoid exacerbating the conflict needlessly. In particular, the support shown for the faculty by clerical and library workers should be respected by the administration. Further intransigence or retributive actions on the part of the administration will lead only to more trouble...
...cabbies claim they will make less money if they must lease cabs from their owners. Most taxi drivers currently work as employees of cab companies and are paid a base rate...
...ironies abound. Four years after the strike, Gill was exposed as a paid informer for the Central Intelligence Agency...