Word: quits
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...stop it." In no mood to stop it, the chamber advertised the state's sunny joys at Midwestern county fairs to entice thousands more to join the 3,500,000 already in sunny California. But the wildest enthusiasts underguessed the migrations to come. The chamber has since quit trying to swell the stream, settled down to work on problems-roads, water shortages, etc. -to be multiplied by still more millions of newcomers. In pride and awe, the chamber's California Population Study Committee reported last week on the migrant-swelled statistics (present est. pop. 14,400,000), again...
...after his appointment by Franklin Roosevelt. Gruening had heavy labor support, campaigned tirelessly, spoke clearly on all questions, personally claimed credit for statehood, the DEW line and the fight against tuberculosis among Alaska's natives. It took all that to beat out young (39) Republican Mike Stepovich, who quit the territorial governorship to run. Stepovich, father of eight children and last-appointed Alaska governor proved to be only a so-so campaigner, got lost in the political infighting, lost the election by a slender 2,500 votes...
...born in South Boston, according to an old tradition, go either into politics or into the priesthood. Richard James Gushing was born there 63 years ago, but he almost did neither; once, discouraged by low grades at Boston College High School and worried about family finances, he almost quit school to find a job. But with his blacksmith father's encouragement, he stuck it out to become a priest-and those early bad grades were soon forgotten. He was a bishop at 43, and an archbishop at 49, when he succeeded Boston's autocratic old William Cardinal...
...Jeannot's discovery of some marketable shoes, plus 190 glasses of wine downed to keep up with his tipsy pals. But just as Philanthropist Walter intended, Rebours' dip in the depths paid off. He was so successful at putting his experience on paper that he decided to quit science for journalism. Last week France-Soir tentatively promised Rebours a job soon as one of its reporters...
REVLON-SCHICK MERGER is close. Schick Boss Kenneth C. Gifford quit; he and members of Schick family sold controlling block of about 242,000 shares (market value: almost $4,000,000) to Revlon. Onto...