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...letter dated October 13, according to the Times, the group of financiers, led by philanthropist Stewart Rawlings Mott, proposed a meeting with the Vice President. They wrote that the funds would be made available if their group was "turned on" by Humphrey's response to their questions about his "view of the nation's future and what it ought...
Peretz, however, who was listed as one of the letter's 15 signers, called the Times report "altogether without foundation. Most especially, as regards myself, it is simply false. Stewart Mott acted completely on his own in his communication with the Vice President...
...realize that you would like to have us become contributors to your campaign," Mott wrote to Humphrey, "but you should not expect an immediate decision from any of us checkbook-in-hand. We will each make our own individual judgments on the basis of how you answer our questions and how you conduct your campaign in the coming weeks...
...some interesting new products. English smokers are as taken by filters as American smokers, and American Tobacco Chairman Barney ("Brand-a-Month-Barney") Walker has plenty of brands for the British market, led by fast-selling Tareyton. In addition, Walker can also introduce through Gallaher such products as Mott's apple sauce, Sunshine Biscuits, and perhaps even Jim Beam bourbon...
With so many Mott millions available, the Flint schools might understandably be tempted to keep school tax rates low and rely increasingly on the foundation. But there is no better gauge of how much Flint residents appreciate what their schools offer than the fact that they have repeatedly approved any tax hike the school board has requested...