Traveling business women challenge tradition
New York banker Robert Jacobs and colleague Margaret Weisser arrive in Rockford Illinois and register separately at a motel desk. The clerks are perplexed by the two adults using separate credit cards and non adjoining room requests, signaling a challenge to social norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee Wedemeyer
Associated Press
New York
Robert Jacobs
Margaret Weisser
Rockford
Ill
Jacobs
Mrs
Donald Armiger
First National City Bank
Danger from below and women on business travel in midcentury notes
A farmer sues over an oil pipeline leak killing sheep after a week’s delay in warning. A gas line incident and a buried pipe injury spark damages disputes. The article also follows Mrs Weisser and other women traveling for work, challenging etiquette and bank policy, while executives discuss safety and propriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson
Weisser
New York
Health officials urge horse vaccination in Ohio amid EEE spread
State Veterinarian Dr. Harry Goldstein warns that Eastern Equine Encephalitis cases in Michigan and New Hampshire could reach Ohio. He urges horse owners to vaccinate promptly. The piece also includes a human-interest section on traveling professionals and a note on diamond phonograph stylus diamonds weighing about 1 400th of a carat with polishing accuracy.
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Columbus, Ohio
Harry Goldstein
Michigan
New Hampshire
Ohio
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David Witherell
Price Waterhouse & Co
Anne Curtis
Scranton
Witherell
Anne
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Sylvania Commercial Electronic Corp
Bedford, Mass
Ryan
Paris
London
Jane W. Gladson
Exxon
Sid
U.S
Dillman
Central Patan
Central Ave
Fryer
Kingsford
Castle Berry
Heinz
van Camp
PEG
ELF
Mario
Thompson
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