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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Hypersensitivity is now the most obvious characteristic of HSA officers, a complete reversal from the blatant reassurance shown a year ago. Two examples show this new attitude. The owners of the Lowell House newspaper stand complained last year that they lost profits because the HSA central purchasing agency didn't...

Author: By Claude E. Welch jr., | Title: The HSA: Older, Wiser--and Bigger | 9/18/1958 | See Source »

Russia have agreed to make public their experiments with fusion for power. The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission released a 216-page book giving an excellent history of Project Sherwood, its fusion program. Papers presented at Geneva brought the account up to the minute.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Monster Conference | 9/15/1958 | See Source »

One of the most heavily traded stocks on the New York Stock Exchange last week was that of a little Philadelphia rug firm, the Artloom Carpet Co. From a low of $3.75 a share earlier this year, Artloom has soared to a high of $27.63, even though Artloom's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WALL STREET: High Jinks in Artloom | 9/15/1958 | See Source »

Dovetailed Minds. That began Milton Eisenhower's long career in government. Within two years, after due service in Edinburgh, Milton was in Washington as assistant to Secretary of Agriculture Jardine, whom President Coolidge named to his Cabinet in 1925. And shortly after that, along came big brother Ike, then...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: The Youngest Brother | 9/8/1958 | See Source »

The tiny faculty-last year it numbered seven-took on a challenging task from Mildred Mudd, who died last month (see MILESTONES), and her fellow trustees: to create a topflight college of science and engineering, and to build its curriculum up from basic science, not from other colleges' texts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: The Rise of Harvey Mudd | 9/8/1958 | See Source »

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