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Word: scrimp (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Radcliffe athletic teams have had to scrimp on expenses and make do with ssbstandard facilities. Radcliffe's crew, for example, national champions last year, funded its activities largely through independent contributions because the Radcliffe athletic department had insufficient resources to back a nationally-competitive program...

Author: By Peter A. Landry, | Title: Petering Out | 9/28/1973 | See Source »

...throughout the U.S. continue to protest. FIT (Fight Inflation Together), a nationwide organization of housewives, plans to push forward with its meat boycott this week. Among local anti-meat campaigns launched recently are STOP (Stop These Outrageous Prices) in northern New Jersey, WASP (Women Against Soaring Prices) in Delaware, SCRIMP (Save Cash, Reduce Immediately Meat Prices) in Boston and LAMP (Ladies Against Meat Prices) in several states. UPD (Until Prices Drop) is collecting grocery receipts to mail to the President. Governor Reagan of California, the nation's most productive farm state, was so alarmed by the consumer revolt that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INFLATION: Changing Farm Policy to Cut Food Prices | 4/9/1973 | See Source »

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