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SIDNEY H. PALEY Tangier, Morocco...
...location was the Barbary Coast, Technicolored to perfection in the midwinter sunshine; the set was a makeshift courtroom in the ancient Moorish palace that houses the U.S. consulate in torrid Tangier. On trial was Tangier's No. 1 manufacturer of nylons and lingerie: dapper Sidney Paley, 32, a spunky ex-G.I. from New Jersey known to his intimates as Nylon Sid. The charge: plotting piracy on the high seas...
...comprehensive report, the five-man commission, headed by CBS Chairman William S. Paley, took a levelheaded, thoughtful glance at the material needs in the next quarter-century and laid down a broad plan of action on how they...
...bankers, wangled permission to finish the job with only four editors (it took two more years). When it turned out that Britannica had no funds for an immediate sales campaign, Adler started writing letters, published brochures, finally hopped a plane and started selling in person. Notable catches: William Paley, Paul Mellon, Marshall Field, Conrad Hilton, Harold Swift. His biggest coup: 40 sets at one go to Allied Stores...
MUSIC IS another sideline. He plays the organ recognizably, but it's primarily a listening interest. Once he gave CBS Board Chairman William Paley an idea for gingering up a radio show, and as a reward gets all of Columbia's classical and semi-classical record releases. On other occasions, too, he has displayed unsuspected talents. When CBS was stuck for a commentator in its early telecasts of racing, Vanderbilt handled the first few shows capably. "I got a good notice from Crosby," he says. And during an early acquaintance with Ernest Hemingway, he became adept at handling...