Word: paid
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...school board members allegedly threatened to hit the teachers' union with a two-by-four, then hit it again with a four-by-six when it was down.) Other teachers wear buttons reading I GAVE TO LEVITTOWN. So far, more than 20 teachers have resigned. A dozen highly paid veterans have chosen to retire on terms offered by the board: a $5,000 payment and, in effect, the cancellation of the fines...
...Shah's attention to his armed forces has paid off. In the current crisis, the loyalty of his officers is unquestioned. The army's highly trained paratroop units, which include large numbers of Turks, Kurds and Baluchis, from provinces where the Shah is considered a father figure, have not hesitated to fire into unruly crowds when ordered to do so. Explained one paratroop captain to TIME Correspondent Brelis last week: "You can think of us having the same loyalty to the Shah that American officers have to the President of the U.S. Maybe if our recruits came...
...assembly lines. In a move that is heretical by Marxist, let alone Maoist, standards, Peking has also authorized capitalist use of cheap Chinese labor. In exchange for modern U.S. equipment for Chinese factories, Peking has concluded agreements with two American firms, which will employ Chinese workers who are paid about $25 a month, to make women's sportswear and men's corduroy suits...
...location from Rome to London, after many sets had been constructed in Italy. At one time a money shortage almost caused production to stop. Marlon Brando had walked off with his $3.7 million for playing Superman's father, but Stamp was told that he could not be paid on time. Tempers were frayed, and Donner and Spengler stopped speaking to each other. With the film in the can and a potential fortune in sight, the old bonds have been renewed. Donner, for his part, is only afraid that there has been too much public buildup. Says...
...greatest blow comes last, when one suddenly realizes that the voice-over at the end has calmly informed you that this is the first half of Frodo's journeys. In short, sucker, you paid all that money only to have to spend it again to see the sequel...