Wall Street Journal spoof ad roundup delights brokers
The Bond Club of New York edition features satire on Wall Street firms and ads. Notable quips target Goodbody and Co. Devine & Co. and Guaranty Trust Co. with clever lines about futures, loans, and bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Gaza Strip
U.N
Equitable Securities Corp
Nashville
Stock Exchange
Goodbody and Co
Goodbody Cemetery Co
Bond Club of
New York
Kuhn
C. J. Devine & Co
Devine
Guaranty Trust Co
Eastman Kodak Co
Mary Freeman Article Is Commended Dear Editor
A reader praising Mary Freeman for her public welfare advocacy urges Sarasota to defend fair play and journalism. The letter argues younger generations resent past injustices and laments societal cravings for alcohol, fashion trends, and tobacco while calling for civic action and decency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Freeman
Sarasota
Swiss Trusts Create Serious Gap in SEC Oversight
The piece argues the Securities Act and Exchange Act fall short against Swiss trusts and similar foreign devices. It notes SEC lack of funds limits enforcement and that deposits can be made under fictitious names to numbered Swiss accounts, enabling tax evasion and erasing depositor identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Securities, Exchange Act
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
James C. Eastland
J. Sinclair Armstrong
Commission
Switzerland
Cordiner Proposals To Halt Army Air Force Exit Meet Resistance
A defense study urges modern pay and duty incentives to curb mass exits of skilled personnel from the armed services. The Cordiner plan foresees up to 5 billion in annual savings by 1962, reduced training losses, and improved readiness, but White House budget chiefs resist public debate and congressional action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Bureau of the Budget
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Army, Navy
Air Force
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Armed Services
Congress
Defense Advisory Committee
Ralph J. Cordiner
General Electric Co
Cordiner
Tion
Cordiner Committee
Cultivating Self Acquaintanceship For Happiness
The text urges happiness through self awareness and personal growth. It stresses respecting the body, seeking mental and spiritual development, and maintaining varied personal interests. It compares self-renewal to the Chambered Nautilus shedding its shell, urging continual self-improvement.
Brennan Split Tie Vote FBI Rule Burns Brownell Who Backed New Justice
Washington attorney general Brownell presses plan to study effects of the Supreme Court ruling opening FBI files for defense use. Justice Brennan's pivotal 5 to 3 decision overturns 160 years of practice, prompting White House concern and a potential broader impact on court procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Burns Brownell
New Justice
Washington
Brownell
Supreme Court
Hisburn
Justice Department
William J. Brennan Jr
Warren
Black
Frankfurter
Douglas
Burton
Harlan
Clark
Brennan
Uty
Wiliam Ro
New Jersey
Arthur Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
U.S. Supreme Court
McCarthy
Senate
White House
Peeking at FBI Files in Cold War Debate
The piece surveys calls for access to FBI files amid a Senate probe into Soviet influence. It highlights OSS veteran Mike Jiminez who refused to answer questions about Communist ties, invoking the Fifth Amendment while detailing wartime intelligence work. It questions how such disclosures could affect U.S. security and internal loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comrade Khrushchev
Russia
Tovarich Number One
MVD
FBI
Land
Senate
U.S
Khrushchev
Frankie Costello
United Electrical Workers Union
Mike Jiminez
Communist Party
U.S. Army
Jiminez
OSS
Office of Strategic Service
Inter
Robert Morris
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Gilbey
Herbert Hoover
George E
Roscoe
Drummond
George Mathew Adams
Committee For Civic Beauty and Improvement
HFS
By Bud Biake
Stanley Reed
Kentucky
Joe McCarthy
Senate Judiciary Committee
eCarthy
MVD Records
Morris
Upstate
New York State
Buffalo
WCTU
International Assn
Jamestown
N.Y
Maj. Peress
Victor
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