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Died. The Most Rev. Gabriel M. Reyes, 60, archbishop of Manila, first (1934) and only Filipino archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church; after long illness; in Washington...
...rooms present a challenge. They are difficult to decorate because they come furnished with a great deal of pine, and because only one wall is suitable for hanging pictures. Although Marjorie Gabriel '53, dorm president, said that "each girl decorates her room as she would decorate her room at home," most turn to the collegiate effect, with emphasis on banners and crimson cushions and a notable lack of frilly stuff. Even the few possible varieties of decoration, however, call up the normal feminine snobbish between tastes. "I just loathe chintz bedspreads...
...last remaining gap in the system has been old-age pensions for white-collar workers, who otherwise enjoyed all benefits. Last week President Gabriel González Videla closed the gap. He signed a bill that gives salaried employees pensions equal to 100% of their pay at 60, plus a benefit that now seems all-important: an escalator clause guaranteed to keep their retirement pay abreast of the cost of living...
...Near San Gabriel, Calif., old Athlete Jim Thorpe, 64, fell asleep and woke up with a broken nose and a bruised face when the truck in which he was riding rammed into the rear of a state highway vehicle...
...father for years. The Snubber. At 19, Foster opened up a small machine shop. A self-taught trombone player, he also gave lessons. Combining his musical and mechanical talents, he invented an auto horn that worked off the exhaust and tootled several musical notes. He called it the Gabriel Horn, founded the Gabriel Manufacturing Co., and made $150,000. Then he began to tinker with a shock absorber for autos. One day he was on a boat approaching a dock. As he now recalls it, his attention was directed by his secret partner "to a workman who was wrapping...