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...rise that crops up in magazine articles is that his sense of inferiority to his wife drove him to it. He married Sarah (Sally) Jane Fulton on Christmas Eve, 1935. Her father was a lawyer. His was an immigrant mechanic; the family had moved to Dayton from Clydebank, Scotland when Reston was ten. At Illinois she was Phi Beta Kappa. For Reston, according to a friend, college "didn't take." Reston says simply: "I married above...
Died. Edward Greeno, 65, Scotland Yard's chief detective superintendent from 1945 to 1959, who won 80 official commendations for a lifetime of bravery in the No. 1 district (Soho), including the 1955 breakup of the notorious Jack Spot gang; of a heart attack; in London...
...concerned, the only possible way for any American to enjoy Europe is as part of the herd. For their first trip, Olson sends his readers on a 39-day Grand Tour of ten countries, and their second can be only to England, Ireland, Scotland and Scandinavia. If they're still with him after that, he recommends a really daring "off the beaten path" tour to Chartres, Biarritz, Saint-Tropez, Rome and Paris...
Died. Helen Menken, 64, bravura Broadway actress of the 1920s and '30s, who is best remembered for her 1933 portrayal of Elizabeth Tudor in Maxwell Anderson's long-running Mary of Scotland, later suffered facial paralysis when nerves were accidentally severed during a 1949 mastoid operation, but went on to become nine-year president of the American Theater Wing, sponsor of the annual "Tony" awards; of a heart attack; in Manhattan...
BRITAIN, which has absorbed $4.2 billion in American investment, more than any other country in Europe, has an "excellent" climate for foreign investment, especially American. The British particularly want investment that will bring in new technology and foster progress in Scotland and Northern Ireland. American corporations have an "exemplary" record of good behavior in the U.K., but their executives tend to irritate the British by not adapting to local customs. There is some fear of "U.S. dominance" of key industries such as autos, aircraft, computers...