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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Most thought they had. Korzybski's Institute of General Semantics, founded in Chicago in 1938, now had connections with 15 universities, a mailing list of 10,000. But the egg-bald old Count himself seemed depressed at the thought of what still had to be accomplished. "We are all products of a civilization," he said, "which emphasizes always black or white, hot or cold, day or night. Always it is either-or, where more-or-less is a bette explanation of the facts." The semantic outlook was "frankly hopeless." The world was in such a state that even...
...symphony orchestras, got their expenses only. At week's end, the hard work paid off in a lively concert by the yo-piece student-teacher band before a crowd of 1,200. Main event of the evening: Grieg's Concerto in A Minor, with Guest Pianist Eugene List, the ex-G.I. who played for Truman and Stalin at Potsdam, as soloist...
...griddle for the two major generals since last month, when the New York Herald Tribune broke the story of ex-Army Colonel James V. Hunt, a five-percenter whose "dear friends" assertedly helped him get contracts. The two major generals were high up on Hunt's list...
...annual investigation of all teachers and other employees, then report to the regents. Any employee found to be disloyal or a member of a "subversive group" will be tried, and if found guilty, fired. First reports will be due on Oct. 31. The regents promised to have a master list of subversive groups ready in September...
Last week, Dr. Richard Sweet opened 61-month-old Sandy's chest, tied off the front half of the aortic ring and cut it out. The arterial blood will pass through the rear half, which is expected to grow. On the danger list for 48 hours, Sandy was in an oxygen tent, breathing more soundly and soundlessly than ever before in her short life...