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...Julian M. Drachman New York City...
Died. Percy L. Julian, 76, prolific black research chemist; of cancer; in Waukegan, Ill. Grandson of a slave, Alabama-born Julian won honors at Harvard and the University of Vienna on his way to garnering over 130 chemical patents. His pioneering work with soybeans led to discoveries ranging from a drug for treating glaucoma to aerofoam, the Navy's fire-extinguishing "bean soup" of World War II. But he was best known for his low-cost method of synthesizing cortisone, which made him both a millionaire and a major financial angel to the civil rights movement...
Last year the Meeropols allowed their cover to be completely blown in an illustrated New York Times article. So far, it has not proved harmful to their tightly knit domesticity. Michael lives with his wife Ann, daughter Veronica Ethel ("Ivy"), 6, and adopted son Gregory Julian. Home is a newly acquired house outside Springfield, Mass. Robert lives with his wife Elli and daughter Jennifer Ethel, 2½, in a six-room apartment near Springfield's business district...
...four finds Ham Potter at four, Dave Calkins at three, Bruce Cranston holding down the two oar and Geoff Brooks balancing things out at bow. Julian Hatton is in control for the coxing duties...
Jackson's manner sometimes troubles blacks as well as whites. Says City Councilman James Bond, brother of State Senator Julian Bond: "It's not that he's made bad decisions; it's just that he's made them without consulting anybody." Many of Jackson's setbacks can be attributed to inexperience, and there are signs that he is learning on the job. He mediated adroitly between blacks and whites to win acceptance of an integrated housing project near downtown Atlanta. "He knew how to make himself a scapegoat for everybody," says Carl Basnett...