Word: scrip
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...president of Standard Oil of California, a part-owner of Caltex, is also a member of the Stanford board of trustees, SCRIP members said...
Members of the Stanford Committee for a Responsible Investment Policy (SCRIP) yesterday said they were opposing the board of trustees decision Tuesday night not to support a shareholder resolution urging that Caltex withdraw from South Africa...
...attitude that makes their book succeed. On virtually every page are anecdotes and vignettes that constitute a witty, indelible portrait of the Soviet Union. Sweat, garlic and tobacco are the "characteristic smell of Moscow." Shoppers use no checks or credit cards; only the privileged in this "classless society" use scrip to buy luxury groceries at bargain prices. Three bathers in Armenia show off portraits of Marx, Engels and Lenin tattooed on their chests...
Anticipating thin shopping crowds this season, stores are cutting down on part-time sales help and even committing the unheard-of act of promoting pre-Christmas bargains, such as brand-name $14 shirts for $6.99 in Boston. Korvettes discount department stores in Manhattan are offering scrip worth $ 110 in merchandise to customers who bring in $100 in Christmas Club checks. Chicago's Montgomery Ward chain, which has an unusually high inventory of unsold goods, has decided to bring back last year's energy saving and cut down on costly Christmas lighting displays...
...erupted on college campuses. In an endurance test in Denver last summer, 34 students set a record by playing continuously for 41 nights and 42 days. When University of Pittsburgh players ran out of play money during a 161-hour marathon, Parker obligingly delivered $1 million worth of new scrip by plane and Brink's armored car. To allow a group of Massachusetts scuba buffs to play under water, the company devised a waterproof set; the game lasted 11 hours. One of the more bizarre marathons occurred at Torrance, Calif., where twelve enthusiasts had their ups and downs...