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...associates called him "The Builder," and well they might. In the space of 50 years, Millionaire Mortician Hubert Eaton transformed 55 acres of mud, brambles and neglected tombstones into the world's most famous necropolis-Forest Lawn Memorial-Park in Glendale, Calif. Half of Hollywood is buried there, amid rolling lawns, splashing fountains, marble statuary, all of which proclaims that Death Can Be Beautiful. Eaton's handiwork evoked virulent attack (Jessica Mitford's The American Way of Death) and savage satire (Evelyn Waugh's The Loved One). In fact, the reality of Forest Lawn defied parody...
Circulating through Capitol corridors last week, home builders talked of their troubles in local terms. Calling on Senators Thruston Morton and John Sherman Cooper, a delegation of 40 Kentuckians reported that single-family building permits were off by 36% in Louisville so far this year. Pittsburgh Builder Roland Catarinella called the low-income housing market back home "100% dead," said he had canceled construction of a 100-apartment project. William Harvey of Bettendorf, Iowa, said he had lopped five men off his 30-man payroll, and even at that was just about covering overhead. "When it becomes more than...
...nose at the intricate rites of rating-the official formula that calculates waterline length against sail area to determine the boat's racing handicap. Ordinarily a designer slaves to achieve the lowest possible rating, thus the highest handicap. Designer Bill Lap-worth, 46, who had been teaming with Builder Jack Jensen, 40, for five years on smaller fiber-glass models, didn't even consider the matter...
...gateway to the Orient. There, clipper ships embarked, coolies came to build the transcontinental railroad, and the largest Chinese colony in the New World was established. To embellish it, Avery Brundage, 78, president of both the U.S. and more recently the international Olympic committee and millionaire builder as well, last week opened a new wing containing his collection of Oriental art, which doubles the size of the M. H. de Young Museum...
Mortgage commitments are off by 20% in Chicago and Detroit, and Atlanta's Fulton Federal S & L has stopped promising to make future loans entirely. For lack of mortgage funds, Builder John R. Minchew of Annandale, Va., outside Washington, expects to trim his 100-house-a-year output by 25% in September. Savings banks and insurance companies have also cut back mortgage commitments sharply...