Word: philadelphia
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...nationwide probe of labor racketeering, the committee is scheduled to look into the situations in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Minneapolis and perhaps a dozen other cities. And if the carefully prepared Portland hearings are any standard, U.S. labor racketeering is in for a thorough, top-to-bottom airing...
Smiling her festivous best, Washington's party-giving Perle ("hostess with the mostes' ") Mesta took her place at the top of the reception line at the wingding opening of Philadelphia's brand-new $15 million Sheraton Hotel. Suddenly Perle froze, hand outstretched. Facing her: Perle's arch-rival in the hostessing game, elegantly gowned and bejeweled Gwen Cafritz. Perle wheeled, looked wildly around for an escape route just as an alert photographer recorded this historic moment of truth (see cut) for posterity. Gwen nervously shifted her white mink stole, swung her evening bag against an onlooker...
...addition to football, Yovicsin is track coach at Gettysburg. He graduated from that school in 1940 and later played professional basketball, and football with the Philadelphia Eagles. He coached football and basketball at several schools in Pennsylvania and New Jersey before taking an M.S. at Pennsylvania and returning to Gettysburg...
Nominated to replace Thomas as the Navy's new civilian helmsman was Under Secretary Thomas S. (for Sovereign) Gates Jr., 50, Philadelphia investment banker (Drexel & Co.) and Main Liner. Lanky (6 ft. 2 in., 190 Ibs.) Tom Gates, son of a onetime president of the University of Pennsylvania, won two Bronze Star citations as a World War II intelligence officer, left active duty with the rank of commander. Appointed Navy Under Secretary three years ago, he made a name as a quiet, hard-working administrator and top assistant to Secretary Thomas. By boosting Gates to the Secretary...
...Philadelphia Orchestra (Sat. 9 9:05 p.m., CBS). Eugene Ormandy conducting. With Pianist Robert Casadesus...