Rockefeller Brothers and Their Wealth in a City Within a City
A Chicago Tribune feature describes the Rockefeller family at Rockefeller Center highlighting luxury cars and a vast philanthropic network. It notes public perception of wealth, private habits, and a 3rd generation Rockefeller’s surprise when asked if they are millionaires.
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Saul Prletz
New York
Rockefeller Center
Five Rockefeller Brothers
Rockefeller
Cadillacs
Rockefeller Brothers
Rockefellers
Indianapolis
John D. Rockefeller III
John
British Plan Gough Island Expedition Moves Forward
An expedition led by Dr. J B Meaney, backed by the Royal Geographic Society and Scott Polar Institute, will study Gough Island in the South Atlantic. The uninhabited island, 3,500 miles west of the Cape of Good Hope, hosts lush slopes, abundant birds including albatrosses, and historic sealing activity once.
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Washington
Gough Island
South Atlantic
mid-Atlantic
Iceland
Antarctic
Cape
Nana
I Good Hope
Tristan Dall
Cunha
Cape Town
Buenos Aires
J. B. Meaney
Royal Geographic Society
Scott Polar Institute
Cambridge University
Nature
Teens Put On Six Month Probation For Vandalism
Three teenage boys aged 14 to 15 were placed on six month probation after admitting they vandalized a widow's home by throwing garbage rocks and leaves through a window. They must shovel the walk, mow the lawn, and assist with maintenance during the period. if they fail terms, delinquency petitions will be filed in juvenile court.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Ford Grants Won’t Solve Pay Problem For Colleges
The Ford Foundation announces a $500 million grants program to 4,187 schools and hospitals but critics say the money only addresses a portion of the issue. H. Rowan Gaither Jr notes faculty salaries lag 20 percent in 1939 purchasing power and rise only about 4 percent with the grant. He stresses the gift’s smallness relative to the problem and questions the foundation leader’s qualifications.
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New York
Nana
Ford Foundation
H. Rowan, Gaither Jr
Haseas
Ford
Gaither
Hut
Mind Your Manners On The Phone Says Civil Service
The Civil Service Assembly urges tele manners for public servants noting many government tasks are done by telephone. Key rules include not keeping callers waiting, not yelling, avoiding eating or applying makeup during calls, and not unhooking the phone to silence ringing.
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Alan Emory Washington
Nana
Civil Service Assembly
Iran Needs New Ethics and Honest Standards
A Tehran dispatch argues Iran must adopt a modern ethics to replace desert traditions of bribery and sharp practices. It notes public wages are too low, officials demand bribes for information, and corruption undermines state capacity and development.
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Nana
Iran
West
Middle East
Air Daredevils Find No Place In Jet Testing
Lyle Monkton a Republic Aviation test pilot on Long Island flies the F 84 Thunderstreak in rigorously monitored tests. Along with 17 pilots he checks over 200 cockpit controls and conducts 40 flight tests to ensure safety before production. The job, once deemed for daredevils, now demands careful, analytical precision.
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Ena
Monkton
Republic Aviation Corp
Panthere
Long Island
U.S
Tinderbox Problem For West
A report discusses a potential explosive issue from Bonn’s expansion of armed forces. East Germany seizes frontier security as Red Germany Navy patrols the Baltic. Bonn plans concentrate divisions navy and air force along the Iron Curtain with 1300 jet aircraft ready within minutes.
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Bonn
East Germany
Red Army
Red Germany
Emstrge
People's Sea Police
Baltic
Bonn Defense Ministry
Weat
Germany
West Germany
Reuther Seen as Likely Top AFL CIO Politician
A New York report notes Walter Reuther may become the leading figure in the AFL CIO political arena whether by title or influence. Allies and opponents within the One Big Union foresee Reuther shaping COPE with loyal aides while Meany retains nominal leadership, delaying a full bid.
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New York
Nana
United Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
United Afl-Cio
CIO
Republican Senate
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Reuther
Democratic Party
Union Treasuries
Sen. Goldwater
American Labor Movement
Committee On Political Education
COPE
Brasshats
Yend
Walter
Roy
UAW
Robert Oliver
Paul Sifton
Auto Union
Washington
Frank Winn
Afl-Cio
George ‘Meany
James L. McDevitt
Free Government Land May Be Yours If
Washington columnist Harry Rush explains the concept of government land scrip, its history from 1776 to 1855, and 1922 Congress actions. He notes millions of acres awarded to veterans, remaining unredeemed scrip, and a two year window to claim or forfeit.
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Harry Rush Washington
Nana
Bateman
Uncle Sam
Cates
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
jAumudt
Caderal
Bureau Tana of Land Management
America
TV Telescope Could Redefine Cosmic Distances
Navy Observatory and Carnegie Institution scientists develop a combined telescope and television device to extend Palomar's range at least twenty four times. It would photograph objects billions of light years away, possibly moving frontier of creation outward by trillions of miles and probing speeds near light.
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Washington
Naval Observatory
Carnegie Institution of Washington
National Bureau of Standards
Mount Palomar
Calif
Misty Way
Earth
John S. Hall
Benson compared to Whitten on price supports debate
House Appropriations subcommittee chair Jamie Whitten accuses Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson of failing to grasp the core purpose of price supports and farm programs. Whitten says Benson lowers parity payments when farmers need support and withholds U S subsidies for world markets, harming American farmers. Concluded on Page 8.
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Washiington
Nana
Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Agriculture Department
House
Jamie J. Whitten
House Appropriations Subcommittee On Agriculture
Benson
Rep. Whitten
Whitten
U. S
Balloon device maps city air with diamond tipped recorder
A balloon borne mete orograph built by Don T. Hilleary of the University of California traces smog. The instrument rides a clock driven railway car suspended by a balloon and records temperature pressure and humidity with a diamond tipped stylus.
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Los Angeles
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John D. Rockefeller II
David
Nelson
Winthrop
Laurance
D. Iit
Tarrytown
Atlantic
Senate
Jenneasee
Listes Refaiver
Martha M. Eliot
U.S. Children's Bureau
John Walton
Hoffman
Foundation
Madman Acenur
New York City
Galther
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Tran
Stanley Kligfeld
Farmingdale
Lyle Monkton
By Omer Anderson
Union
Harold Stassen
Eisenhower
Charles T. Siigher
National Association of Manufacturers
Sam
Thomas R. Henry
DimMevithes Reman
Benson Farm
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