Word: closed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Compounding the tendency to flee to greener pastures from New Haven is the close proximity of New York--an hour and a half away--and several women's colleges: Smith only two hours distant, and Wellesley but three. The casualness of Elis towards traveling is exemplified by three who journeyed to Wellesley in order to take blind dates to a movie. It is the avowed purpose of President Griswold to cut down on this roaming by increasing academic work loads...
Theatre East (Sixtieth Street near Third Avenue) is a cramped basement whose very slightly claustrophobic atmosphere reinforces the mood of the play, which is given in three-sided arena style with the audience close upon it. The arena arrangement strengthens the claustrophobic feeling, and Jack Youngerman's stark set does nothing to dissipate...
...Crimson side, of course, it will take very little to remind the varsity that Saturday's contest is something more than just another game. The effect of three straight clawings by the bulldogs should be sufficient, and the varsity eleven will be at close to top physical shape, with only Tom Lawson on the disabled list...
...businessmen left in America," says Convair President Jack Naish, "with whom you can close a $100 million deal on his word alone." After Smith decided to order the Convair 600 jet, he called on Naish, chatted briefly about fishing and baseball, then suddenly blurted: "Hey, my guys tell me this 600 is a pretty good airplane." Naish agreed. Said Smith: "We want 25. How much will it be?" Naish told him $100 million. "O.K.," said C. R.-and walked...
When word first circulated on Wall Street in October 1957 that a plan was being considered to broaden public ownership in the company, the nonvoting common stock was selling for about $175 a share on the American Stock Exchange. It has risen steadily since then and closed at $445 a share the day before the plan was announced. Next day it scooted up 40 points to close at week...