Word: hyland
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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George C. Hyland, Commissioner of Public Works, last month ordered that newstand licensees must not sell publications that are "objectionable to the Commisioner." His assistant, Arthur J. Kiley, has already prohibited the sale of several magazines...
General George and four other executives went out in the 1953 flare-up, forcing Hughes to move in fresh executive talent. In as general manager ten months ago went Laurence Hyland, an able onetime Bendix executive with plenty of drive to push both research and production, keep building up the staff. Since 1949, Hughes Aircraft's payroll has jumped from 750 to over 20,000; the research and development division alone has 2,000 topflight men against less than 100 seven years ago; one out of every ten scientists and engineers holds a Ph.D., one of every four...
...Stockholm, Sweden's popular Radioman Lennart Hyland used his show to promote a "free wives' day." The gimmick: Swedish wives should take a Sunday off and let their husbands do all the housework. After some masculine grumbling, most Swedes (from Prime Minister Tage Erlander down to Mechanic Anders Larsson) pitched in while their wives went off to the movies or on specially run railroad excursions. Grocers reported a tremendous rise in the sale of canned goods...
...Hyland opened bidding in the middle of November, and there were two or more bidders for all but three contracts. Because of this, the city will save $141,000 over last year's costs. In negotiations with the Coleman Company, Hyland also saved another...
...present, Hyland is waiting for a M.D.C. survey on this problem, but he believes that incineration is inevitable. But inevitable or not, it is obvious that a move of this sort will be fought all the way by contractors...