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Pierre went into the bedroom to change his clothes for a bridge-dedicating ceremony. Yvonne followed him. They quarreled, as they often had recently, over which came first-marriage or career-and Pierre announced: "I want a divorce." Yvonne went to her dresser, pulled out a revolver she had bought a few days before. She fired three shots into Pierre's chest, then as he lay dying, pumped two more slugs into his head to be sure. The Chevalliers' eight-year-old son Phugel came running in. She told him to be quiet, calmly telephoned the police. Said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International: Marriage v. Politics | 8/20/1951 | See Source »

Named yesterday by the Consel National du Patronat, the French National Association of Manufacturers, were Thomas E. Congdon IGB, Earl I. Dinsmore IGB, Jeremy T. Dresser IGB, John W. Kurtz IGB, Lester G. Matthews IGB, Stephen J. Spaneas 2GB, Frank M. Thompson IGB, and John P. Well IGB. They were guests last night at a reception given by the French consul general of New England...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: French Industry Hires From Business School | 5/29/1951 | See Source »

Arizona-born Hector Escobosa drew his first bead on the business world as a schoolboy window dresser (at no pay) for San Francisco's cavernous Emporium. While attending the University of California nights, he moved on to sales promotion and dress buying at Hale Brothers, and after a stint as vice president and manager of Kansas City's big-volume Jones department store, became boss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RETAIL TRADE: Short-Haired Merchant | 1/15/1951 | See Source »

...freshman summary: Brownell (H) defeated Dresser, 15-8, 12-15, 15-8, 15-8; Geiger (HBS) defeated Ward, 15-10, 16-17, 15-11, 15-12; Hartmann (HBS) defeated Rose, 15-10, 15-11, 15-7; Miller (H) defeated Hayes, 15-8, 15-9, 15-11; Tombs (H) defeated Le Mesurler...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity A and C, Freshman Squash Teams Post Wins | 12/15/1950 | See Source »

...field of four other Democrats by a plurality of nearly 90,000, but he also faced a runoff. A night-school lawyer who has never before run for public office, 47-year-old Murray has been a printer, reporter, salesman, cattle dealer, cotton-gin operator, farmer, interpreter, tool dresser, truck dispatcher, oilfield roustabout, and plant manager. His campaign slogan: "Just Plain Folks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OKLAHOMA: Mike over Elmer | 7/17/1950 | See Source »

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