Word: reed
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John E. McNees '60 of Eliot House and Kansas City, Kansas, has been awarded the 1958 Dana Reed Prize for distinguished undergraduate writing, for his CRIMSON feature on "The Quest at Princeton for the Cocktail Soul," an essay on Bicker...
...prize is named for Dana Reed, former executive editor of the CRIMSON and chairman of the 1943-44 Harvard Album, who was lost in action during the World...
...General Electric Co., biggest electrical manufacturer in the world (1957 sales: $4,335,664,061). Paxton, a Scottish-born, U.S.-educated (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1923) engineer, moved up as President Ralph J. Cordiner, who will continue as chief executive officer, was elected board chairman to succeed Philip D. Reed, who retired...
Committee Republicans were aghast. Wisconsin's John Byrnes, with considerable accuracy, called the program a "new dole" which "goes far beyond the wildest dreams of the New Deal and Fair Deal." New York's old Dan Reed grunted that it was "panicky political irresponsibility." But on a key vote-whether to include the additional 900,000 unemployed-the Republicans lost to the committee majority, 14-7. In losing, however, they had solace. If the bill's final draft clears the Ways and Means Committee on schedule this week, it will face heavy opposition on the House floor...
Most Likely . . . (Dick Johnson, with Dave McKenna, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; "Philly" Joe Jones, drums; Riverside). An alto saxophonist with wit and a springy, willow-green reed sound, Johnson bounces through a few of his own sunny fancies (Aw C'mon Hoss, Me 'n' Dave), gives fresh nuances to some twilit standards (It's So Peaceful in the Country, The End of a Love Affair). Among his best: a gusty frolic called Lee-Antics, which rings its intricate changes with geysering exuberance, builds to a stunning solo flight on the drums...