Word: belle
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...hydrogen bomb, said Dr. George K. A. Bell, Bishop of Chichester, England, "clearly . . . cannot be regarded in any other light than as a sin against God. The duty of a man to his Creator, respect for nature, and respect for fundamental human rights alike cry out for the complete prohibition of atomic weapons, together with whatever steps are necessary for its effective enforcement...
...mystery in good public relations. The secret is simply to tell all it can about itself. One of the first to realize this was American Telephone & Telegraph, which staffs its public-relations department with ex-newspapermen and experienced company hands. Five of A.T. & T.'s subsidiary Bell presidents once headed its public-relations program. A.T. & T. capitalizes on its own greatest asset. Instead of answering stockholders' complaints or other communications by letter, it calls them...
Turning the sun's energy directly into electricity has long been a goal of scientists. In Washington last week, the Bell Telephone Laboratories demonstrated a solar battery which can convert sunlight into usable electric current without costly intermediate steps...
...Bell Solar Battery resembles a miniature xylophone. It is made of wafer-thin strips of specially treated silicon, linked in series. Silicon is a semiconductor, i.e., under certain conditions it can be made to carry electricity...
...John D. Leland, 50, was named president of the Long-Bell Lumber Co., third biggest U.S. producer of lumber. A suave, silver-haired financial expert, Leland graduated from Harvard Business School in 1927, was a member of the Boston Stock Exchange until 1941, when he became assistant treasurer of the Brookline Trust Co. He joined Long-Bell in 1946 as assistant to the vice president. He replaces retiring President Julian M. White, who will remain active on the board...