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...afternoon's contributions toward the projected schools totaled $150,000. Added to $1,500,000 already collected, it looked as if Chatô had enough for his project. Beaming happily, Chatô then turned to a lighter matter, showed the guests a $10,000 diamond-and-aquamarine necklace-which Chatô's news photographers had earlier seen modeled on the lovely neck of Countess Nicole de Kergal, a member of the former royal family of Brazil (see cut). With that, Chatô clambered over the side of the Almirante Tamandaré and flew off to Britain to present...
...from the New York Journal to draw the fight. He chose the instant when Firpo nailed the overconfident champion, sent him through the ropes and into the ringside seats. Children on the Porch, at the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, shows Bellows on the opposite tack. His paints become lighter and clearer; the mood is one of quiet serenity on the sun porch of a summer home by the beach. In Bellows' untroubled canvas his little girls read and play dolls without a care in the world...
TITANIUM, the wonder metal that is even lighter and stronger than magnesium, is in for a huge expansion program. Planemakers are so eager for the heat-resistant metal for air frames and jet engines that Defense Secretary Wilson is expected to approve a $500 million program to boost output to 22,000 tons a year (1952 total: 992 tons). Under the plan Du Pont, and partners National Lead and Allegheny Ludlum, already in production, would raise production sharply; others, like Chicago's Crane Co., would get into the field with the help of Government loans and purchase agreements...
...road. Each model has such features as self-lubrication (at the press of a foot pedal), independent suspension of all four wheels, handwork on such parts as polished wood dashboards and door frames. Daimler-Benz sticks stubbornly to heavy, solid steel, though many other makers have switched to lighter frames. Says Chief Designer Fritz Nallinger: "Mercedes is built to last...
...Brahms Liebeslieder waltzes. These works were originally intended for vocal quartet, though they are often sung by choruses. The Cambridge Quartet showed, however, that a performance by only four voices has the advantage of a more distinct transmission of the text, a subtler grading of nuances, and the lighter tone quality which keeps such richy-harmonized music form sounding overly-lush...