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...mostly by what was most readily available, whether it was lumber, brick or stone; without question, the plumbing was galvanized pipe, the floors wood, the foundation concrete. But the technological advances of recent years have produced such an array of new building materials that both home buyer and home builder are often confused in making a choice. "There is more competition in the building industry than ever before," says Earl W. Hadland, merchandising manager of Chicago's Masonite Corp. "In outside siding, for example, it's wood v. aluminum v. hardboard v. plywood v. steel...
...most exciting of the new jets is the sleek Lear Jet (cost: $575,000), which cruises at 530 m.p.h. and can outclimb an F-100 fighter plane to 10,000 ft. Builder William Lear Sr. calls it "the fighting businessman's jet." He has firm orders for 21, hopes to start delivery at the rate of eight monthly by year's end. Among his customers: Rexall, Kroehler and German Steel Baron Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza...
...Turks regarded MacArthur as "the greatest hero," next to our beloved father and builder of the modern Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atat...
Although he had to settle for second place himself, Builder Bertram could hardly have been happier. His boats had finished one-two-three, and the closest competitor, a Formula 233, was 10 min. behind. The durability of the Bertram had been proved again. Battered almost beyond belief, Rum Runner had averaged 32.6 knots to win the roughest Miami-to-Nassau race in history...
Last week, nearly 20 years after its founding as a refugee runner, ZIM added to its fleet a handsome new flagship. From St. Nazaire's Chantiers de 1'Atlantique, famed builder of the Normandie and France, it took delivery of the Shalom (Peace), a $20 million, 24,500-ton luxury liner that will make her maiden voyage to New York next month...