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...diesel debut complete, the company has built a grandstand where 7,000 spectators can watch an hour-long musical (title: "More Power to You"), featuring a top-hatted elephant in a test of strength with a diesel bulldozer (the diesel wins), French acrobats performing from a 70-ft. crane, 35-ton bulldozers doing the mambo, girls posturing on a fishnet held aloft by two giant cranes...
Again he aimed the Bluebird. Almost before it started the whole performance was over. Back at his base, Campbell climbed from the Bluebird's cockpit and grimaced with pain; an old back injury had been aggravated by his bouncing, high-speed ride. He shuffled to a nearby crane, held on to its hook, and called out, "I want to stretch my back." The crane operator hoisted him a foot off the ground, let him hang for a few moments and then lowered him gently to earth. After that, he joined his wife and Lady Campbell to wait...
...give him the title of "the" or even "a" great American novelist, if he progresses as logically away from uncertainty as up to the present, and grows in every technical power as he has so far done, he will undoubtedly be placed in the company of Melville, Stephen Crane...
...Frank F. Elliott, 62, advanced from senior vice president to president and chief executive officer of Crane Co.. one of the top U.S. makers of bathroom fixtures, to succeed John L. Holloway, who resigned because of poor health. Elliott joined Crane 33 years ago in Los Angeles, moved up to branch manager, to Western district manager, to vice president for all sales. President Elliott's first objective: halt Crane's three-year decline in sales and profits (1954 net: $5,800,000 v. $8,700,000 in 1953, $16,200,000 in 1951). To do this...
...Jubilee weekend, C. Crane Brinton '19, McLean Professor of Ancient and Modern History, announced an extension for Social Science 1 papers, and other professors have prepared special lectures for the Yardlings and their dates on Saturday. In addition, Bob Mason and the Six Dukes of Dixie will make their first appearance at Harvard in the Jubilee Jazz Concert Sunday at 2 p.m., in the Union...