Word: worth
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...adults who long ago decided that the only TV drama worth watching was the evening news and the Super Bowl, a boon awaits in a minuscule series of specials called CBS Children's Hour. That's right-children's specials. If J.T., the first offering, is any indication, children and adults alike will be stimulated, moved and entertained by a kind of drama almost never found on commercial television. J.T., which will be broadcast on Saturday, Dec. 13,* is an original story written by Jane Wagner and beautifully directed by Robert Young. It is, mercifully, different from...
Unfortunately, there are only two more programs scheduled for the Hour series. Why? "J.T. cost $300,000 as compared with the $7,000 we normally spend on that hour for kids," explains Dann. But it was worth...
...wary of regular "discussions," which encourage the very bad habit of talking when there is nothing worth saying. Prolonged discussion risks incestuousness; intermittent discussion fueled by random input from the bibliographic environment offers a greater possibility of genuine insight. Also, perhaps a more interesting relationship between teacher and student...
...bond issuers may have to pay variable interest rates tied to movements in consumer prices. Some experts also expect a swing from long to short-term financing. There are signs of that happening already. Executives of Hawaiian Electric Co., for example, last month wanted to-sell $18 million worth of 30-year bonds but, after consulting with underwriters, decided instead to sell an issue maturing in only five years...
...million in 1968, and its life insurance in force by 11,600%. In 1968, its "gains from operations," the insurance industry's rough equivalent of profits, were $4,000,000. An investment of $13.50 in the company's stock five years ago is worth $242 today...