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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...behavior of criminals differs radically and conspicuously from that of law-abiding people; therefore Hooton boldly set out in 1926 to get anthropological data on criminals. His trained field workers spent three years collecting it, and another nine years were spent at Harvard analyzing it. Now Anthropologist Hooton is ready to release his findings. The Harvard University Press is to publish a huge technical monograph in three volumes for scientists. For laymen, many-sided Dr. Hooton last week published a shorter and simpler book, Crime and the Man* which put the salient facts of his investigation in lighter form...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: After Lombroso | 1/30/1939 | See Source »

...after the same story, he was told to wait while the U. P. man was called upstairs. When Kluckhohn tired of waiting, he started to leave. Two guards grabbed him, hustled him off to the Interior Department where he was told he had 24 hours to get out of Mexico...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: 24 Hours to Leave | 1/30/1939 | See Source »

...Temporary National Economic (Monopoly) Committee will shortly seek more funds. One way to get them, observers wisecracked after last week's hearings, would be to charge businessmen for the privilege of testifying. No witch-hunt, the hearings turned into a sounding board with advertising value for a number of industries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE GOVERNMENT: Sounding Board | 1/30/1939 | See Source »

...entirely new approach. In his arduous attempts to make gasoline from lignite, he happened on a catalyst (an agent that accelerates chemical action without becoming part of the product it activates) which converted crude to gasoline without the great pressure or heat required in thermal cracking. Unable to get backing in France, he found...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANUFACTURING: Pharmacist to Catalyst | 1/30/1939 | See Source »

During the past six years, bustling Kenneth Collins has continued to get his name and picture in the papers, discussing anything from business conditions (which he usually approved) to women's fashions (which he didn't). Three years ago Mr. Howard left Gimbel's to direct advertising for Montgomery Ward, and three weeks ago Mr. Collins also left Gimbel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ADVERTISING: Musical Chairs | 1/30/1939 | See Source »

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