Uncle's Sea Dog Andrew Higgins and his wartime fleet
Francis M. Dischner profiles Andrew Jackson Higgins born in Columbus, later Omaha, who built a vast lumber export business and then Higgins Industries. He designed shallow draft boats for deep wartime use, turning out over 25,000 vessels, clashing with Washington agencies yet delivering ships on time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Arsenal
Uncle Sam
Andrew Jackson Higgins
Columbus
Horatio Alger
Andrew Higgins
John General Higgins
Higgins
Omaha
Omaha Bee-News
Creighton University
Mobile
Alabama Timber
New Orleans
Lumber Export Association
United States
South
Higgins Industries, Inc
Army Transportation Corps
Higgins Industries
Europe
Africa
Far East
Sam
Washington Brass
Navy
War Production Board
Maritime Commission
Congressional
Three Women of the Sixties and the decade’s echoes
A capsule review notes Sara Davidson’s Three Women of the Sixties as a personal history rather than social history. It contrasts the 1960s era of feminism and freedom with the conformist 1950s, citing Susie as the book’s strongest figure and placing the work within broader cultural memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Davidson
Berkeley
Columbia
Davidson
Tasha
Sara
Susie
Southern California
South Vietnam
Timothy Leary
Harvard
Doubleday
Jeff
Douglas Miller
Marion Nowak
Joe McCarthy
Norman Mailer
Newark Times
Indiana
Robin Hood
National Association of Secondary School Principals
Ecade
Classical eras revived by Leon label in ABC Classics
Strictly classical releases from Leon label of Hamburg bring Dutch performers to the United States via ABC Records. The first batch includes 14 discs featuring Bach and late Renaissance and Baroque works by Blow Kellner Weiss Dombois Stoltzer and Forqueray. The reviewer praises the Leonhardt Consort performances and highlights Christmas Music of the 15th and 16th Centuries ABCL-67002 as a standout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telefunken
Das Arts Werk
Deutsche Grammophon
Arkiv Produktion
ABC Records
ABC Classics
United States
Europe
Leon
Hamburg
Germany
John Blow
Henry Purcell
Leonhardt
Bach
Eugen M. Dombois
Kellner and Weiss
Thomas Stoltzer
Antoine Forqueray
Schwann
He Keeps His Lock Collection From 16th Century To Now
John Townsend, an electrical engineer, built a vast lock collection after saving for a padlock in third grade. He rents out lockers for 10 cents weekly, has over 700 operable locks dating from the 16th century to today, and acquires new pieces from catalogs, dealers, and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Townsend
Townsend
Bombay
Michael York Says He Is A Contemporary Man In Hollywood
The actor Michael York describes himself as contemporary despite a career built on period pieces such as The Last Remake of Beau Geste and The Island of Dr. Moreau. He and wife frequent the Virgin Islands while York cites Britain’s taxes and Los Angeles as a place to visit, not live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Moreau
Golden Gate Park
Susie
Hollywood
Michael Yorks
Roger Smiths
Michael
Ann-Margaret
Mrs. Smith
Virgin Islands
Dr. Moreau
AIP
Smiths
Charlton Heston
Errol Flynn
Oxford
Laurence Olivier
The
Old Vic
Britain
Brynorete
Glamour
Monte Carlo
France
England
Los Angeles
Cracker Factory and In the People’s Republic reviewed
Book reviews cover Joyce Rebeta-Burditt’s Cracker Factory a tale of Cassie Barrett’s battle with alcoholism and limited help from family and professionals. Orville Schell’s In the People’s Republic offers field observations from China with on the ground credibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Rebeta-Burditt
Collier Books
Cassie Barrett
Dick van Dyke
People’s Republic
Orville Schell
Random House
Schell
China
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tales of
Platte County
Francis M. Dischner
American Library Assn
Douglas T. Miller
Sarah Davidson
Tooleys
Allied IF & Travel, Inc
U.S. Hwy
Henry II
33Rd Avenue
Hollywood Hotline
Michael York
Nancy Anderson
Copley News Service
Platte County Agricultural Park
Nebraska Motor Carriers Association
Columbus & Loup Power District
Wayne Woldt
University of Nebraska
Woldt
Nebraska Plan For Energy Conservation
University
State Department of Energy
Loup
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