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...February day in 1949, however, an elderly American agricultural expert named Walter Eugene Packard drove out to Anthele from Athens. As plainly and unmistakably American as the prostyle of a Midwestern bank, he joined the villagers for coffee and sweets at the local inn and promptly got down to business. "Some of us," he told his listeners, "think you can grow things on this land of yours. Rice, for instance." Torn between skepticism and wonder, the farmers of Anthele listened respectfully as Packard went on to outline a plan whereby U.S. money and Greek labor might be combined to test...
...industrial blade of Dr. Burns's scissors, however, would have to move still faster to close the gap with the financial blade. Last week stock prices continued their eight-month advance. Among the most active stocks were Studebaker (up 2¾ to 18) and Packard (up ⅝ to 4) on reports that a merger of the companies would be announced shortly. The Dow-Jones industrial average rose 1.4 points, closed the week at a new 25-year high...
...Wolff family has also given the debate council an outright gift of $400 for current use, Packard added...
Eight College debaters Friday will receive medals for participation in the annual triangular debate with Yale and Princeton, Frederick C. Packard, Jr. '20, associate professor of Public Speaking and debate council adviser, announced last night...
Each day for the past nine weeks a furious little motorcade raced back and forth across the roads of Ireland. In the lead ran a seek, black Packard with Ireland's Prime Minister slouched wearily in the front seat beside a tense driver; close behind came a darting blue Ford with its complement of sleepy detectives. In district after district where the caravan stopped, farmers and townsfolk clustered round for a look at the gaunt, aging (71) hero who had won political freedom for their nation in 1922 and guided its destiny almost constantly ever since. They listened respectfully...