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...days of his Iowa boyhood and from them drew a moral for a later, more troubled age. In a speech accepting a bronze plaque for distinguished citizenship, he took as his text four words which were almost a paraphrase of his own citation: "Honor in public life." Said Herbert Hoover...
...speaking from the perspective of his 77 years, Elder Statesman Hoover saw no reason for "frustration or despair." Said he: "The fact that we are vigorously washing our dirty linen in the open is a sign that moral stamina still survives in our people . . . We sense the frauds on men's minds and morals. Moral indignation is on the march again in America...
...name. She began to bombard the Navy, the Veterans' Bureau, Congressmen and the White House with letters. Some powerful allies, including the American Legion, came to her aid. In 1926 the Navy reopened the case, but nothing came of it. Mrs. Crawshaw appealed to Presidents Coolidge, Hoover and Roosevelt. Bills to correct the record in Crawshaw's death were introduced in six sessions of Congress; they died in committee...
Shirts off. Sherman is a big, tanned, affable promoter who has also maintained palship with several big U.S. hoodlums and has been accused of acting as a link between underworld big shots, politicians and businessmen. (Although never convicted, J. Edgar Hoover once called him "one of the most prominent [U.S.] criminals.") Last week, however, Sherman remained unabashed by these hard names. He described himself as a simple businessman, and spoke of O'Dwyer as an ingrate...
...Limit. With the big-scale facilities at Henderson, and plenty of power from nearby Hoover and Davis Dams, Batcheller believes that Titanium Metals can bring down the price and boost U.S. production to 4,100 tons by September 1952, more than eight times the present world output. The immediate goal is to get enough for jet-engine alloys. But Titanium Corp. has its eyes on a far bigger potential market for the metal. Titanium, because it is 56% lighter than alloy steel, and heavier but 300% stronger than aluminum, has been dubbed the "middleweight champ." As the price comes down...