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Analysis of the Id. In St. Joseph, Mo., Prisoner Lester Penney asked Jailer Pete Murphy to give him a lie-detector test, explained that he had been drinking for 25 years and "I think I want to stop; my idea is to take the test to see if I'm lying to myself...
...faster than metal. Unlike most toy manufacturers, who virtually close down for six months when the Christmas lights go off, Marx sells 90% of his output to the big chains, e.g., Woolworth and Walgreen's, which do a brisk year-round toy business, and Sears, Roebuck and J. C. Penney, which order in huge quantities early in the year. Thus he cuts costs, keeps his plants humming and most of his work force busy three shifts a day all year...
With Britain's H-bomb expert, Sir William Penney, Eden examined supersecret atomic arms depots, wearing a long white smock and rubber boots as protection against radiation. Next week he will set off for Scotland, where the cruiser Glasgow will take him to sea. The 58-year-old Prime Minister is scheduled to transfer by wire from the Glasgow to a British aircraft carrier traveling at full speed...
Harold L Pearson, 52, became president of Air Transport Association, the organization of U.S. scheduled airlines. Kansas-born "Pete" Pearson spent 22 years in chain-store merchandising at J. C. Penney and Sears, Roebuck, then joined Montgomery Ward, where he was named Ward controller in 1934. Pearson went on to become vice president, treasurer, and Avery's close confidant. In 1945, like dozens of other Ward executives, Pearson "escaped," as he put it. Later, Pearson went to Washington, became Deputy Under Secretary of the Army in 1952, Assistant Director of the Budget Bureau...
...next day, before the 2,113 people jampacked into the Conrad Hilton's grand ballroom, Wolfson took the fight to Avery. He compared Ward's earnings of 5.5% on investment to Sears's 13%, J. C. Penney's if he couldn't do better, said Wolfson he "would tender my resignation and walk out." He reported spending $350,000 so far on the proxy fight, added he expected the stockholders would be "glad" to repay...