Word: risen
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...after Edgar Eisenhower predicted that his brother would run (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS). As a surge of confidence swept through the Street, the market took off. The buying was so lively that the ticker fell behind again and again. By day's end the Dow-Jones industrial average had risen to 7.44-the greatest jump since Nov. 14-and reached...
According to Keith the securities owned by the Institute have risen from $8 million to $17 million in value because of the "recent inflation." Speaking in defense of the bill, he warned that the Institute's trustees may seek a charter in Connecticut, where there is no limit to corporate holdings...
Prices for redeeming towed cars have risen too, he said. "Say you have your car towed in. You want it back. It costs you $6.18 plus $1 for storage," he explained. The 18 cents, he confided, is for the government...
...phone was developed in 1907 but was not introduced as standard equipment until 1927. Furthermore, A.T.& T. bought equipment solely from Western at inflated prices (on which it pocketed the profits) then went before public utilities commissions to plead for higher rates on the ground that equipment costs had risen...
...Having risen to fame and fortune (almost $500,000), Sophia has never overcome her childlike delight at posing for photographers. She once held her skirt up so high for a picture on the cover of the weekly Cronache that the Italian police confiscated the entire edition...