Word: tab
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...secretary pregnant, he is compelled to marry her. But then the girl herself breaks the code. She has an accidental mis carriage before the wedding but does not tell him and she gets her punishment-the marriage is annulled. Keeping solemn tab on the retributions, not to mention the whole 32-character plot line, is the responsibility of Peyton Place's "story board." The board, consisting of three senior writers, and aided by a constantly updated chart presentation that probably has no counterpart outside the Pentagon's "war room," lays out each episode. Five junior writers then turn...
...There is, of course, another big side to the effects of welfare legislation. Higher social security payments mean bigger bites from both business and workers; the raises will cost corporations at least $2.5 billion more annually, and wage earners who make at least $550 monthly will face an annual tab of $277 instead of $174. Increased spending also creates problems for state and local governments, which in most cases must provide some funds in order to receive federal grants, and therefore will need to seek new sources of revenue. The Economicare principle, however, is that what...
...seven months, the West German government last week bowed to election-year pressures and decided to increase subsidies to its faltering coal industry, which already receives more than $150 million a year in subsidies. If the European Coal and Steel Community approves, Bonn will pick up another $11 million tab this year in order to let miners spend part of their time at repair work instead of digging, will guarantee $60 million in bank credits to buy surplus coal and spend $40 million more over four years to store...
...Real Prices. Other prices are climbing and may continue to do so. In June, there was an increase in the tab for beauty treatments, auto insurance, medical care and other services. Clothing tags are expected to rise 5% to 10% next month as a result of pay increases recently granted to textile and apparel workers...
...that Cambridge has long needed a discotheque to bridge the gap between the record hop and the live band. A discotheque employs at least two high-fidelity turntables to provide continuous dance music and usually has a specially constructed dance floor. A discotheque also features moderate prices; the average tab at the Nicole runs two dollars per person...