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...refugees from Naziism, and more recently by Jewish migrants from Morocco. Today there are about 3,000 Jews in Spain (pop. 29,662,000), about 200 of them in Madrid. During the past decade, with tentative approval from the Franco regime, Madrid's Jews have held makeshift services in a room that became known, after its owner, as "Lawenda's basement"; occasionally, they managed to rent space in the Castellano Hilton for the High Holy Days. Then, five years ago, Madrid's Jewish community started drawing plans for a permanent synagogue...
Their leader, "Mother Ann" Lee, reached the colonies from England in 1774, with her own mystical version of the Protestant faith. Mother Ann insisted on strict communal life, with all property held in common, equality of the sexes combined with absolute celibacy, and simplicity and directness in all things. "Be hand-minded," she would urge. "Put your hands to work and your hearts to God." Soon there were 19 self-contained communities scattered through New England, New York, Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Every Shaker practiced a craft with particular diligence, producing everything except babies. They have now almost died...
...even the basically sound economy has taken some hard body blows. August machine tool orders were down 17.3% to an estimated $52.4 million as manufacturers held off ordering machines until they were sure of having the steel to feed them. Sales of manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers dropped $2.2 billion in August to a rate of $59.5 billion. Freight carloadings were only 74% of normal for this time of year. Assessing the situation, the National Association of Purchasing Agents reported that "the steel strike has lasted too long to enable us to avoid serious dislocations in production. Prospects for good business...
...Charles Greenough Mortimer, 59, was elected chairman of General Foods Corp. He will continue as chief executive officer, a post he has held since 1954, when he was named president of the nation's largest packaged-food processor (Jell-0, Maxwell House coffee, Birds Eye frozen foods). As chairman, a previously vacant post, Mortimer will concentrate on the company's future growth and development. Succeeding Mortimer as president is Wayne C. Marks, 55, who will also be chief operating officer. Marks joined General Foods in the position of clerk in 1926, was appointed executive vice president...
Walter W. Naumburg '89, retired banker and music patron, died Saturday in New York City at the age of 91. Naumburg financed the University chair now held by Walter H. Piston '24, Walter W. Naumburg Professor of Music, who will retire this June...