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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Known in the scientific world as a rollicking wit and a hard worker, stocky (5 ft. 11 in., 190 Ibs.) Physicist Herb York got his start in science as a small boy in Rochester, N.Y., when his uncle gave him a book on astronomy. He worked his way through the University of Rochester (A.B. '41, Phi Beta Kappa), took his Master's in 1943. After that he joined the parade of topnotch atomic physicists at the University of California's famed Radiation Laboratory, later became associate director. In March he moved his wife and three children...
...Herb Parsons of Lowell took first among the individual runners. Dunster, which was second in the November fifth race, dropped to third place, finishing behind Winthrop in team scoring...
Yale's passing has been nearly as bad as the varsity's, but the Elis, on the other hand, do have two speedy halfbacks in Herb Hallas and Rich Winkler. These men may well give the Crimson ends a rough time...
...bring Togetherness back to McCall's. Langlie hired as editor a man famed for his apartness: stormy, able Herb Mayes, 58, who was fired last month (TIME, Oct. 27) as editor of Hearst's rival Good Housekeeping (circ. 4,367,766). Mayes will bring along Good Housekeeping Managing Editor Margaret ("Maggie") Cousins as his second in command. Editor Mayes may find his hands full. The recession year has cost McCall's a 13.6% drop in ad sales for the first nine months, twice the average loss for the top 20 general magazines. One thing seems certain: after...
...Leavitt is the kind of promoter who gives U.S. promoters a bad name. Stocky, brash and 53, Leo blew into Australia proclaiming: "I am the world's greatest promoter." Representing Western Promotions of San Francisco, he promptly made headlines by offering Aussie Miler Herb Elliott a fantastic $250,000 to turn pro. Elliott considered for five weeks, then refused. Leavitt turned truculent. He hinted darkly that he had a tape of a telephone conversation with Miler Elliott that could ruin his amateur standing. Trumpeted Leavitt: "I have one question to ask Elliott. If he doesn't give...