Insurance Chief Named to Head March of Dimes
A. J. Pasant president of Jackson National Life Insurance Company was named State Chairman of Michigan for the 1966 March of Dimes campaign. He voiced urgency over infant mortality and pledged a $1.5 million goal, noting advances like the PKU test and viral research aided by the charity.
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Tony) Pasant
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The Pole Who Introduced Coffee to Vienna
Franz George Kolschitzky, a Polish former Turkish interpreter, saved Vienna by delivering aid through enemy lines during the 1683 siege. He claimed the bagged coffee booty, then started a door to door trade and opened Vienna’s first coffee house, helping launch a lasting coffee culture and earning a commemorative statue.
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Printparency lights Allied Chemical Tower in Times Square
A 10 story high transparency photograph titled Printparency lights the Allied Chemical Tower in Times Square. The 119 foot image of the Three Wise Men was assembled from 41 sections and hoisted through a fourth floor window then rolled down to the 14th floor lightwell to be illuminated by 684 fluorescent lamps. The display is activated by NASA Relay II with the lightwell kept at about 85 degrees.
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