Lehman Art Collection Donated to Metropolitan Museum
The Robert Lehman collection valued by experts at about 100 million dollars is gifted to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The 3000 piece assembly spans Rembrandt, Botticelli, Greco, Goya, Van Gogh, Renoir, Gauguin, Matisse and Picasso along with bronzes tapestries jewelry and furniture. The gift was announced during the Met’s centennial year and will remain as a single entity within the museum forever. Robert Owen Lehman and Edwin L. Wisl announced the donation on behalf of the Robert Lehman Foundation.
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New York
Robert Lehman
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Rembrandt
Botticelli
Greco
Goya
van Gogh
Renoir
Gauguin
Matisse
Picasso
Thomas P. F. Hoving
Museum
New York Investment Banking
Robert Owen Lehman
Edwin L. Wisl
Robert Lehman Foundation
Metropolitan
Arthur A. Houghton Jr
The
Banker
Manhattan
Shoplifting Conviction Overturned in Fairfax Court
George E. Fouch, 60, former deputy assistant secretary of defense, saw his shoplifting conviction overturned by Fairfax Circuit Court judge Albert V. Bryan Jr. The case involved $6.13 worth of home repair items from Montgomery Ward, with the judge finding mental pressures and medical problems explain the act and noting no wilful concealment. Fouch had been fined $100 with half suspended and requested 30 days medical leave for a full checkup after the April 1 incident. He did not immediately return to his government post on logistics management.
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Fairfax, Va
Fairfax Circuit Court
Albert V. Bryan Jr
George E. Fouch
Washington
Montgomery Ward
Bryan
Fouch
Needlework Catalog and Pattern Offer Promoted
Public notice proclaims pattern transfer and color study projects for den boy's room and living room using natural coloring and etched thread effects. It advertises Pattern 7260 plus mailing options for catalogs, color charts, and over 200 designs with multiple crafts and 50 cent item prices.
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Alice Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
Needlecraft Dept
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N. Y
Needlecraft
Heloise Tips From Readers On Signatures And Small Fixes
Readers share practical home hints from signing grandchild cards with photos to keep clocks accurate after daylight saving. Other tips include keeping dough from sticking to spoons, sewing with straight stitch settings, dyeing scarves, cleaning a percolator with orange drink mix, protecting baton ends, and making a DIY hair dryer cap with a bag and string.
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Heloise
Battle pledges no tax hike if he becomes governor
Democratic candidate William C Battle pledged to avoid state tax increases in the 1970 72 biennium. He attacked Linwood Holtons tax credit plan and urged long range budgeting. Holton defended the credit and urged comprehensive planning amid campaign events in Virginia.
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Associated Press
William C. Battle
Richmond
Battle
Linwood Holton
Holton
GOP
Virginia Manufactors Association
Farmville
Longwood College
Wytheville
Wythe County
Virginia Conservative Party
Beverly B. McDowell
VCP 3Rd District Committee
Virginia
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Heloine
T. B
Rose Philips
Thelma Yarbrough
Dorothy Collins
Lori Meeker
J. B. Dunlor
Valley Mortgage & Investment Corp
Valley Ave
Plaza Annex
Firestone
Winchester
Nami
General Assembly
Howard , Johnsons
Howard Johnson
Nthe
Able
Potomac Edison
Allegheny Power System
Potomac Edison Co
Downsville Pike
Hagerstown
Maryland
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!