Word: rose
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...simple, sensible kind of life," said Blanchette, his wife of 45 years. Five days a week, he walked or took the crosstown bus from his apartment to his office in Manhattan; on weekends at his country estate twelve miles north of the city, he relaxed by trimming the rose bushes or chopping firewood...
...City's Lincoln Center. Originally promising only to serve on an exploratory committee for a new music hall, he became increasingly involved in the project. Made chairman in 1960, he spent nearly 13 years overseeing negotiations with artists, architects and government officials. When the cost of the complex rose from the original estimate of $75 million to $185 million, he covered the deficit through appeals for funds and a personal gift of $10 million...
Total enrollment rose to 3 050 students, a 10 percent increase over last year...
...percentage hiring goals in various job categories for women and minorities, plus substantial promotions of both groups to higher-paying craft and managerial positions. Under the program, minority managers did increase from 4.6% in 1972 to 8.7% in 1977, and the number of women in middle and upper management rose from 8.8% to 16%. The total number of minority employees grew by 21,000-while AT&T's total work force declined by 27,000 because of an unfavorable business climate during this five-year period...
...minimum wage, promoting Social Security tax increases and thus jacking up business costs, forcing an expensive settlement of the coal strike. Another reason is that food prices are jumping, partly because of supply shortages caused by the brutal winter. Propelled largely by food costs, wholesale prices in June rose at an annual rate...