Word: pileser
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Unpaid Bills. The founder and sole proprietor of what he liked to claim was the world's largest individually owned construction company, Hayes had contracted to build some $60 million in housing projects at U.S. military bases. Last spring, when some of his subcontractors began to complain about money...
The Pitch: Adventure. Sometimes the Campaigners enact David and Goliath, with Biblical costumes and hurtling stone; sometimes a red Indian wriggles across the sand to abduct the settler's daughter, leading up to the punch line: "Jesus always pays our ransom." The first step before each production is snaring...
Though Recknagel also piles up points with his graceful form, he wins mainly because he can fly farther down the slope than anyone else, much to the delight of the crowds of up to 135,000 that turn out to watch Europe's venturesome jumpers. Last February, Recknagel flew...
When thus deposited, Keys says that cholesterol is mainly responsible for the arterial blockages that culminate in heart attacks. Explains Keys: As the fatty protein molecules travel in the bloodstream, they are deposited in the intima, or inner wall of a coronary artery. The proteins and fats are burned off...
A check with the depositor's code number must be put through an encoder where an operator inscribes it with its dollar amount before it is turned over to ERMA. From there on, a battery of machines do all the work. The machines sort and tabulate the checks, debit...