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...particular I.F.I, interest is in Villar Perosa, a town of 4,000 not far from Turin. The people use a church on the Agnellis' 60-acre country estate and draw their livelihood from an I.F.I.-controlled ball-bearing industry. They also routinely elect Agnellis as their mayors. Gianni has held the job since World War II, and his main concerns have been with Villar Perosa's housing, its budget and its roads. Recently I.F.I, issued 3,000,000 shares of stock that were eagerly bought at $9.63 each by some 30,000 investors. Gianni...
...style of reasoned discussion, as employed during the conference, meant more than just the application of analysis to social problems. It meant an approach to ideas, and specifically ideas as solutions to social problems. Intellectuals, of course, are idea-smiths by definition. Their livelihood and self-confidence depend on their ability to apply reason to problems. But in many ways, the ego-in-volvement of the participants was all too apparent at the conference. There were few questions asked and many speeches made. Lines of argument were rarely followed up. The participants sat while one would-be lecturer after another...
Regardless of whether they can be helped to grow, most of the Little People are determined to show that they can compete on an equal basis with big people in today's world and do not have to fall back upon the circus for a livelihood. Robert Spector, last week's convention chairman, is a Ph.D. working on chemistry patents for Du Pont. Lee Kitchens, an electronics engineer for Texas Instruments and the outgoing Little People's president, literally soared into town, flying his own plane from Richardson, Texas. Since he stands only...
...difficult for some to comprehend that the teachers have left their classrooms not for the sake of salaries alone or even primarily, but in the hope that attention will be drawn to improvement of the "educational industry" itself. How many autoworkers in Detroit put their livelihood on the line in the hope that better Fords might be produced...
...central character, Actor Segal shows flashes of a comic talent hitherto unexplored by Hollywood. But what picture there is for stealing is burgled by Wiseman with his portrayal of a stereotypical literateur. As lofty as Edmund Wilson, he pronounces Jehovah-like judgments on literature and humanity, while for his livelihood, he caters to audiences of culture-ridden housewives who beg, "Please, my Debbie wanted me to ask you about Philip Roth...