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Died. Reuben Bennett D'Aigle, 85, legendary lone-wolf gold prospector who roamed the Canadian North in search of his fortune and always narrowly missed it; of a heart attack; in Scarborough, Ont. On his way to register a claim to gold he discovered in northern Ontario in 1907, "Sourdough" was sidetracked by tales of a silver strike, learned to his sorrow that he had passed up a $500 million gold mine. After years of scouring Labrador (which has remembered him in the names of rivers, lakes and streets), he struck iron ore, but the depression prevented him from...
...first his colleagues in the Cabinet bitterly attacked Van Hemelrijck for his lone-wolf gamble, but since at this delicate moment in Congo affairs Belgium does not wish to appear divided, he got their grudging approval. When a Member of Parliament asked the Premier whether Van Hemelrijck had given advance notice to the Cabinet, Eyskens answered: "No, but the minister has such heavy responsibilities that he must be free to make quick decisions...
...champion Shorthorn beef cattle) in Ohio and Nova Scotia. His personal wealth is estimated at something like $100 million, and his hard-knuckled grip on U.S. industry extends over a $2 billion empire of iron and steel, railroads, shipping, coal and paint. Cy Eaton picked up his empire by lone-wolf feats of financial derring-do that have brought him more bitter court fights, proxy wars and Government investigations than almost any businessman of his time...
Denton, 61, appear safe. Four Republicans are in perilously close races. In the Eleventh (Indianapolis) District, polls show four-term Eisenhower Republican Charles Brownson, 44, slightly behind Democratic Theater Owner Joseph Barr, 40, who is helped by an unusually strong Marion County Democratic ticket. In the Ninth (Aurora) District, lone-wolf Republican Earl Wilson, 52, running as usual without help from the state G.O.P. organization, needs a good rural turnout to hold his seat against Bartholomew County Sheriff Earl Hogan, 38-In the Fifth (Kokomo) District, archconservative, teetotaling Republican John Beamer, 61, is fighting for his life against vigorous, teetotaling...
Skipper Ludwig, a long, lean, lone-wolf operator who speaks softly and seldom, sailed to his riches through heavy seas. Born in South Haven, Mich., he started as a marine engine mechanic in his teens. At 27 he bought a small surplus oil tanker for use in the East Coast trade. When it blew up accidentally in 1926, Ludwig was nearly killed, his small company almost wrecked. But Ludwig recovered, raised credit to buy three more tankers, expanded his fleet further by chartering his tankers to oil and steel companies, borrowing against the charter to build or buy more tankers...