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...taken place in the swift decade have as much to do with the heart and spirit as with economics. Struggle ill becomes an island paradise. In a few more years, the worlds of Walter Dillingham, Jack Hall, Hiram Fong and Sakae Takahashi may relax together into the old Hawaiian custom of enjoying living...
...India recognizes Elizabeth as head of the Commonwealth, but not as Queen. * The sun has set an hour late at Sandringham ever since the reign of George V, who had the clocks set forward to provide more time for shooting. The new Queen decided that she would preserve the custom. † The Queen proclaimed full mourning until May 31, an unusually short period, indicating that the coronation may take place this summer. During this period, members of the royal family, of Parliament, and of the diplomatic service are expected to wear black, and to cut down their social engagements. Many...
...winter Olympic games open today in Oslo Norway, with the running of the women's giant slalom and the first two heats of the two-man bobsled. The Slalom is held at Norefjewl and the bobsled in the Frognersteren hills. Formal opening ceremonies will be held tomorrow, contrary to custom...
Paradox, a hole-in-the-wall outfit run by a 23-year-old Manhattan record collector named Dante Bolletino, showed no sign of doing either. Bolletino had his records made by RCA's "custom pressing" department, which turns out records for many small companies. Some of Bolletino's pressings were even pirated from RCA's own Armstrong records. Bolletino cheerfully admitted that he had pressed from the original Columbia-owned records. But he insisted that he had violated no law, since copyrights do not cover records. He had not copied Columbia's trademark, which would have...
...Mercury Custom...