Word: premiums
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Answer. In Washington, a Congressman's secretary phoned the Civilian Production Administration to ask about a premium payment program on a certain building material, was referred to a clerk, to a Mr. Martin, to a Mr. Rennick, to a Mr. Dell, to a Mr. Manning, and, finally to a Mr. Guth, who had the answer: that phase of the program had been terminated...
...brainchild of New York's ex-Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, is one of the most comprehensive health schemes U.S. citizens have been offered. Members must also subscribe to a hospital insurance plan, such as Blue Cross. For a total annual premium ranging from $38.64 for an individual to $111 for a family (about half paid by the employer, half by the employe), they will get unlimited medical treatment for almost any disorder except acute alcoholism and drug addiction. It will include preventive medicine, with a thorough physical examination at least once a year...
Patently not a spectator sport, cross country further confuses the occasional fan by its peculiar scoring system, which puts a premium on getting a team of runners rather than one or two record-breaking champions. This may be illustrated by last Friday's meet, in which M.I.T., the winning team, placed men in the following order: 4-5-6-7-8. The sum of these numbers is 30--Tech's score for the meet. The first Crimson harrier to cross the line was in ninth place and he was followed by his teammates in the 10-14-17-22 slots...
With important elections scattered throughout most eastern states, those whose homes are within convenient distance of Cambridge, should make an effort to record their choices, for this year, certainly, intelligent voting is at a premium...
...walls. The church, however, was not Francale's only opponent. Rita Montagnana, wife of Communist Leader Palmiro Togliatti, expressed her party's effort to live down its principles: "The majority of women, particularly women of the people, are against divorce." Russia, she pointed out, now put a premium on family stability. Her conclusion on the proposed divorce law: "Why should we Communists-who are for democracy-endorse this aspiration of a minority...