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...There was only one thing, Don decided-that name had to go. "I thought of Twitty. I tried Johnny Twitty, Freddie Twitty, but it just didn't work. Then we got to talking about towns in Arkansas, and I looked at a map, and there was this Conway, Ark. That was it. Conway Twitty. The kid really shuddered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TIN PAN ALLEY: A Handle for Harold | 12/1/1958 | See Source »

...Ferry. Still, Harold was willing. He was 23 and had been looking for a good break in the music business ever since his daddy, who piloted a Mississippi River ferry out of Helena, Ark., taught him how to play the guitar. Some records he had out were bombs, so he was happy to let Agent Seat call the shots, even if it meant a handle like Twitty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TIN PAN ALLEY: A Handle for Harold | 12/1/1958 | See Source »

...face value exceeding $458 billion) last year paid $292 million, based on a stopgap law that levied the regular 52% corporate income tax on up to 15% of their net investment income. Industry executives who jammed the committee room for hearings last week heard Rep. Wilbur D. Mills (D. Ark.), chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Internal Revenue Taxation, indicate that the present tax is out of line with what other industries pay. Mills made it clear that a new deal must be worked out for Congress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INSURANCE: Tax Compromise | 12/1/1958 | See Source »

...Norristown, Pa. 44 Kenney, Brian '61 B 6.0 195 Newton, Mass. 48 Hemphill, James '59 B 5.11 181 Johnstown, Pa. 50 Clark, Thomas '61 C 5.10 198 Shaker Hgts., Ohio 51 Will, Howard '61 C 6.0 193 Kenilworth, Ill. 52 Ghent, Edward '59 C 6.2 198 Little Rock, Ark. 56 Gaed, Anton '61 C 6.4 212 Charlotte, N. C. 59 Pyle, Michael '61 C 6.3 217 Winnetka, Ill. 60 West, William '59 G 6.2 205 Shaker Hgts., Ohio 61 Davenport, Raleigh '60 G 5.9 182 Newport News, Va. 62 Balme, Benjamin '61 G 6.2 199 Portland, Ore. 64 Moss, Sanford...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Yale Squad | 11/22/1958 | See Source »

...lighting industry the newest fad is the old gas lamp. The fad got going last year when Whitt Stephens, Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. president and board chairman, offered to install gas lamps free for the entire city of Little Rock, Ark. as a stunt to publicize gas. The city could not legally accept, but Stephens had six gaslights put up near city hall. So many householders liked their soft glow that Stephens decided to mass-produce the lamps through the company's subsidiary, Arkla Air Conditioning Corp...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOODS & SERVICES: Light from the Past | 11/10/1958 | See Source »

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