Word: perlis
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Roosevelt, he spied a handsome Persian rug which he had presented to F.D.R. six years ago. Beaming, he got down on his knees, fingered it, and made a short talk on the technique of Oriental rug making. (The test of a good Persian rug: at least 100 knots per square inch...
...figures given him by the tax bureau (at a cost of 2? apiece). "It's just as hard to get into this book if you don't qualify," he said, "as it is to get out if you do." Blomberg himself was listed at $7,000 per annum, well below Stockholm's No. 1 earner, Banker Jacob Wallenberg ($170,000), but close to Prime Minister Tage Erlander...
...chemical that kills "broad-leaved" plants while leaving grasses unharmed, did a fine job of killing sagebrush. The treatment costs a little more than $2 an acre and destroys as much as 90% of the pest. On de-brushed range, cattle gain 75% more weight per acre, and sell for twice as much as if they had to hunt grass among sagebrush...
There was more than one encouraging aspect of Harvard's showing. This year's team, even in its first game, made a tremendous improvement over last year's as far as foul and set shooting percentages go. It made 24 baskets in 73 attempts from scrimmage--or 33 per cent, generally considered above average...
...free throws, the Crimson made seven straight, and, in all 19 for 26, better than 70 per cent. Indeed, Harvard made good 19 charity tosses to Tufts' eight, with both teams scoring 24 field goals...