Word: name
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...game works as follows: The participant pays $37.50 for a letter bearing a list of eleven names and a $25 Savings Bond made out to the name at the top of the list. Then he forwards the Bond to its beneficiary...
Participant Adds Own Name...
...participant then makes two copies of the list, leaving out the top name and adding his own to the bottom. He purchases two more $25 Bonds for $18.50 apiece and makes them out to the name...
After selling both lists and both Bonds, the player has recovered his original investment of $75. Then he waits. After two buyers have duplicated his performance, his name will appear second from the bottom on four lists. If his name reaches the top of the list, over 1,000 people may owe him Bonds, thus making possible an alleged return of over...
...preliminary write-up of the report cites the main reason for the past lack of "big-name" entertainment as the difficulty in obtaining financial backing. Accordingly, it proposes that a fund be created which would be administered by the Student Council and would guarantee that the terms of the performers' contract will be met. Any organization wishing to sponsor a program but having insufficient funds to do so could apply to the Council for backing...