Word: perlis
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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According to Wise's calculations, that translates into an annual savings of at least 50 cents a chicken, or 2.5 cents per dozen eggs. With 1.2 billion chickens each laying about 20 dozen eggs per year, the savings could be as much as $600 million...
...well beyond -- the Notre Dame campus in South Bend, Ind. His 35-minute motivational video, Do Right with Lou Holtz of Notre Dame (price: $595), has sold briskly. The living, breathing version of Holtz is totally booked on the lecture circuit through 1990 at an estimated $10,000 per inspirational pop. Moreover, he has his own syndicated cable TV show and a national radio call-in program, and he's featured in magazine ads promoting the Holtz philosophy, paid for by Volkswagen. These things tend to happen when...
...per pound, fresh turkey is no longer a bargain, but has caught on as health-conscious consumers turn away from red meat, Silver notes. While he hesitates to give specific numbers, he says that by tomorrow he will have sold "thousands" of birds...
...York State, where the number of milk cows has hit a 60-year low, prices at the dairy-farm level are up 11% over last year, to $1.40 per gal. Chicago-area producer prices have risen 13%, to $1.25 per gal. Dairy experts believe the shortages and price increases will continue through the winter, when consumption is highest. For relief, major dairy-product buyers are urging the Government to lift restrictions against milk imports...
...regressive because it does not apply to earnings over $48,000 per year. Nor does it apply to "unearned" income such as interest on bonds. Thus, Social Security takes a huge bite out of a minimum-wage janitor's paycheck, while it costs next to nothing for a lawyer with a six-figure salary or a Donald Trump who makes his money by shuffling assets...