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...Enormous Bear Rug. Dwight Eisenhower and Georgy Zhukov became friends in the early days of Allied control in Berlin. Their friendship did not indicate sympathy on the part of either man for the political system represented by the other: it was, in President Eisenhower's words, "personal and individual...
What was that 1946 communication? "Well it was-I think I can recall it-it was a letter. You see, I left Berlin in November '45, and he corresponded and he sent me a present. I think it was an enormous bear rug, and I still have it, and something else of that kind. That...
...moth-eaten symbol of East-West friendship broke briefly into the news last week as President Eisenhower recalled the bear-skin rug given him in the last days of the war by Soviet Marshal Georgi Zhukov. The knowledge that Zhukov, the newly named Defense Minister, is a thoroughly professional soldier with the professional's innate caution, was probably the only encouraging aspect of the newest revolution of Moscow's inner circle...
...Rug Protector. A plastic that can be sprayed on rugs of all types to form a protective film against soiling has been put on sale by Philadelphia's Artloom Carpet Co. Called "dellay," the plastic is colorless, odorless and noninflammable. An application lasts for about six months...
...hierarchy of U.S. business, a big problem is the question of executive prerogatives. Who eats in the executive dining room? Who gets the best offices? And when does a man rise high enough to rate a rug on his floor? The scramble for the perquisites of rank is the butt of a thousand jokes, often leads to ludicrous situations. But to corporations themselves, the scramble is no joke. Says John D. Wright, president of Cleveland's Thompson Products, Inc.: "This involves a problem of morale, and often the little privileges that go with an office are more important...