First Woman Joins SEC as Wall Street Legal Chief
A slim, blue eyed Eileen Evers becomes the first woman member of the Security Exchange Commission. The Rhode Island resident, former New York Stock Exchange attorney, and Barnard and Yale Law School alumna, projects a blend of style and sharp legal skill. She recalls unraveling financial puzzles and balances work with social life, tennis, and boating.
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Yale Law School
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New York University
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the Stock Exchange
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New York Security
Kennedy Names Nine Member Commission to Study Campaign Financing
President Kennedy appointed a nine member, temporary nonpartisan panel to study government aid to campaign financing. Alexander Heard will head the group with members from Harvard, Aerojet, Eisenhower administration ties, the FCC, and major media. The panel will report recommendations to Kennedy next spring amid a $3 million legal cap on national committee spending.
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Kennedy
Alexander Heard
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Vv. 0. Key
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard College
Dan Kimball
Los Angeles
Aerojet General Corp
Walter N. Thayer
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New York
John Vorys
Columbus
Ohio
Congress
James Worthy
Chicago
Sears Roebuck Co
Cmmerce
Eisenhower
White House
Assassination Plot Charged in Ghana Arrests
Accra Ghana authorities arrested forty three men including leading opponents of President Kwame Nkrumah on charges of plotting to assassinate him. The roundup raised overall detentions under Ghana's preventive act and prompted questions about Queen Elizabeth II's upcoming visit. Duncan Sandys was present for talks with Nkrumah.
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Ghana
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Queen Elizabeth II
Duncan Sandys
Commonwealth Relations
Nkrumah
Government Standards Highlight Dependence of National Candidates
A fragment discusses the idea that standards in government keep national candidates in a state of dependence. The text emphasizes ongoing influence and oversight shaping political roles and decisions.
Multi-faith worship hall planned with stacked levels
The design includes 17 aluminum spires with colored glass between them. Protestant services will be on an upper level while Catholic and Jewish services occur on the ground level. Plans call for completion in the summer of 1962.
Our Town Returns From Abroad by Youth Theater Group
One of the youngest theatrical groups ever to tour returns after 18 performances of the New England play Our Town in major European cities. Fifteen and sixteen year olds from the High School Dramatics performed in London Amsterdam Heidelberg Berlin Warsaw Copenhagen and Oslo. The cast and crew financed the $33,000 tour through public contributions family support a benefit ahead of time and a Rockefeller Foundation grant.
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New England
Our Town
Dramatics
London
Amsterdam
Heidelberg
Berlin
Warsaw
Copenhagen
Oslo
Richard Kunreuther
John. Hemmerly
Rockefeller Foundation
Bette Davis Sues Magazine for Libel Over May Article
Bette Davis filed a libel suit in New York seeking damages from Modern Screen magazine and its publisher Dell Publishing Co. The action targets a May issue article that depicted her as an aging has been with no future. Dell moved to strike parts of the complaint in State Supreme Court.
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New York
Bette Davis
Modern Screen Magazine
Dell Publishing Co
Dell
State Supreme Court
Davis sues over sting of article on her career
Miss Davis, a two time Academy Award winner, claims an article painted her as a pathetic grotesque figure dwelling on past glories. She says the piece subjected her to public ridicule and contempt while noting she remains in constant demand by Broadway and Hollywood, aged 53.
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