Ford Foundation Building Brings Manhattan Life Inside
The Ford Foundation Building on East 42nd Street blends granite and glass with a one third acre skylit garden, inviting public strolls through its courtyard. Architect Kevin Roche created 12 story office blocks with 125 foot glass walls and 11 story wings, while staff escaped initial frosty nerves as curtains stayed down, embracing light and garden air indoors.
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Ford Foundation
East 42Nd Street
First and
Second Avenues
Kevin Roche
United Nations
Ford Garden
Manhattan
McGeorge Bundy
Ford Foundation Building Tour Sparks Awe and Interest
A description of the Ford Foundation Building highlights the architecture by Kevin Roche and John Dinkeloo with lighting by Lightolier. The article notes exacting craftsmanship, a brick podium, oak parquet floors, slate washrooms, linen partitions, Honduras mahogany furniture, and leather surfaces. Readers are invited to visit or request a guided tour and to inquire about grants.
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Kevin Roche
John Dinkeloo
Lightolier
William Blitzer
Blitzer
Flesh and Blood tops TV pay for two hour Hanley play
NBC reports William Hanley received 112500 for Flesh and Blood, a two hour drama that aired over the weekend. Arthur Penn directed a cast led by Edmond OBrien Kim Stanley E G Marshall Kim Darby Suzanne Pleshette and Robert Duvall in a New York family tale. The work, praised for boldness and misery, centers on secrets and memory as a New Year’s Eve gathering unravels.
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Hollywood
UPI
NBC. TV
William Hanley
Arthur Penn
Edmond O’brien
Kim Stanley
E.G. Marshall
Kim Darby
Suzanne Pleshete
Robert Duvall
Marshall
Miss Pleshette
O’brien
Duvall
Hanley
Johnson budget proposals seek unified $186.1 billion plan
President Johnson urged a unified budget of 186.1 billion with an eight billion deficit and a 12.9 billion income tax hike to fund Vietnam. He warned inflation would rise without the tax, highlighted selective program increases in manpower training model cities ant crime and health care, and backed space budget cuts while defending defense needs.
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Congress
Johnson
Vietnam
President Seeks 21 Million for New England Water Projects
President Johnson asked Congress for 21 311 000 to fund U S Army Corps of Engineers civil water works in New England for 1969. Vermont targets include nine flood control reservoirs with specific allocations totaling 422 100. Additional requests cover Maine Dickey Lincoln school power, northeastern water supply study, and Atlantic basin survey.
Zoning Board Hearing for Hull Motel Appeal in Bennington
Notice for a February 7 1968 zoning board hearing in Bennington Vermont to review M Harry Hull Ithaca NY appeal against a zoning inspector's denial of a 924 Main Street motel permit. The site is proposed near a R-2 zoned area along Gage Street with South Street offices as the meeting place.
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Zoning Board OF Adjustment
USA
M. Harry Hull
Ithaca
New York
Bennington
South Street
Hull
Main Street
Vermont
Gage Street
Charles E. Ulrich
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Television In Review
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Miss Darby
LBJ
Washington
United States
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Gaysville
Ball Mountain
Lake Champlain Narrows
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North Springfield
Townshend
Union Village
Space Agency
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Fred Hutchinson
Branch St
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Fred Olin
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R. Alma Langlois
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Spike
S. Call
Mercury
Wilson Ford, Inc
Clarence Vadakin
Tansitor
Bijur
Ben- Mont
Abernethy
Bill Hogan
Chevrolet
Cadillac, Inc
Main St
Taylor
Gladstone’s Shoe
Motors
Volkswagen
Dial
Bennington, Vt
Stay Trim Studio
Plymouth
East Arlington
Karman Ghia
Williams & Bugbee, Inc
E. Main St
Berkshire Sports Car, Inc
M.G
State Rd
North Adams
Mass
Wi Ford
Walter L
Pontiac
Buick Sales
Bennington Rd
West Main ST
Hurley Bros
North St. Bennington
Cash
Charles WM. Schultz
Charlie Brown
Johnny Hart
Blondie
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Sieve Canyon
Milton Canift
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Earl
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