Word: sales
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...last sale of light bulbs was almost a matter of public order, inspite of the fact that you had to present the old light bulb in order...
...Goldman & DiLorenzo, partners in a fast-rising real estate firm (TIME, March 12) that has bought other Zeckendorf buildings and is thriving on Webb & Knapp's decline. He also launched a number of money-raising operations. This year, in a complicated series of transactions based on the sale of a promising and diversified company affiliate, he reduced Webb & Knapp's liabilities by $13 million to $32 million. The sales, however, further weakened the company's position. Says President William Zeckendorf Jr., 38: "When you reduce your debts, you sell assets. This leaves you with very little with...
...Yards are generally considered to be the first choice of most Library officials, but the high purchasing price is reliably reported to be a major stumbling block to their acquisition. When the Yards were first put up for sale in 1962, the University bid about $6 million for the 12 acre area...
Thomas H. D. Mahoney said that because the land was owned by the MBTA, the Council had no power over the sale, and that therefore any action the Council might take was without meaning. Vellucci's motion was defeated 5-4, although both Crane and Vellucci, the vice-mayor supported it vigorously...
Fail-Safe. Movie cameras have also come in for a much-needed overhaul. In the last six years, the sale of 8-mm. movie cameras has dropped more than 60%, and the 16-mm. cameras have all but faded from the picture alto gether. One reason was that the cameras and projectors were simply too difficult to operate. As a result, the general run of home movies were bombs. Explained a Kodak survey in 1963: "Home movies create a situation in which one can fail. No man likes to appear a failure to his wife or children...