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Died. William Martin Jeffers, 77, president of the Union Pacific Railroad, World War II national rubber director; in Pasadena, Calif. Beginning as a call boy at 14, "Big Bill" Jeffers took no vacation (except for a honeymoon) for the next 40 of his 62 U.P. years. He introduced crack luxury streamliners, began a massive expansion program to make the U.P. one of the biggest moneymakers of any U.S. railroad...
Willard Goslin, former school superintendent in Pasadena, will speak at a luncheon today sponsored by the Harvard Teachers Association at the Hotel Commander...
Goslin left his position in Pasadena because of local pressure opposing his introduction of more progressive trends in the public schools. He was a member of the U.S. National Committee on UNESCO, and consultant to the Phi Delta Kappa Commission on Public Education...
Sinking Fund. In Pasadena, Calif., Horse Player Johnny Bowler had $14,690 in his wallet when arrested for stealing a 71? tube of toothpaste...
David and his wife were in Tucson, Arizona, last night, on their way to a meeting of the trustees of the Foundation in Pasadena, Cal., a week from today. David did not reveal what the trustees would discuss, although the choice of a new president will probably be the main business of the meeting...