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Dates: during 1940-1949
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"Bouncing putty," developed while Rochow was at General Electric, is an off-spring of silicone experiments. It is now used in golf ball centers and in table leg casters that find their own level in half an hour.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Christmas Gift Suggestions | 12/2/1949 | See Source »

Whether the West was caught unawares by the Russian proposal is still a question. At first the U.S. and British delegations passed the entire thing off as "pure propaganda," pointing to the first Russian proposal. Some groups from small nations, even outside of the Communist sphere, however, thought that such...

Author: By William M. Simmons, | Title: BRASS TACKS | 12/1/1949 | See Source »

Representing Broadway was Robert Breen's, director of the American National Academy. Breen's approval, Brattle directors feel, will determine how far reliance on a semi-classic theater repertoire pays off in cold cash.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brattle Company Opens 'Henry IV' | 12/1/1949 | See Source »

The corporation programs usually emphasize better preparation for a man's first job. After all, Business School education, intensive as it may be, is developing the "able business administrator," not the salesman or assistant buyer. But while the corporation training programs can and do give non-Business School graduates a...

Author: By Douglas M. Fouquet, | Title: Business School, Grown Through 41 Years, Feeds the Country with Leading Executives | 12/1/1949 | See Source »

The team's 18-game schedule shows a preponderance of matches with nearby schools; but these teams are all "pretty good," according to Chase's pre-season sizeups. A Christmas trip west, with games against Minnesota and Michigan, had been planned, but the steel strike held up completion of Minnesota...

Author: By Douglas M. Fouquet, | Title: Skaters, Girding for Opener, Boast an Experienced Team | 11/30/1949 | See Source »

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