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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Burial in the Rain. During World War II, as in the first war, the De Wendel holdings were barely damaged. At war's end, François was accused, but eventually cleared, of collaboration with the Germans. He retired to his family seat at Hayange, in Lorraine. There, last week, death-whose conquests he had so ably aided in his lifetime-came to Armorer François de Wendel...
Cried one hoarse but happy observer-Arturo Toscanini-as he shuffled from his aisle-seat listening post in Studio 8H: "Now here is a conductor-a good conductor." Last week, after Guido had finished his first NBC Symphony concert, listeners agreed...
CHEVROLET had been radically changed in a big bid to stay out front in the lowest-price field. Lower and bigger, the Chevvy has larger windows, curving windshield, and new front-axle springing to make riding and steering easier. Also, for better riding, the rear seat has been moved ahead of the axle; for better visibility, the defroster keeps the entire windshield clear. Seats are wider, 60 inches in front and 58⅜ inches in the rear. Both the Fleetline (with the torpedo back) and the Styleline (with the square "bustle back") have Chevvy's 90 h.p. valve...
...their guests and show their wares, on which they had spent a round $150 million for retooling. All of G.M.'s cars showed a drastic change either inside or out. They were so low and rakish that a small man could look over the top. They had wider seats (average front seat width: 62 inches), little change in wheelbases (but in some models shorter overall length), and were up an average of 3.5% in price...
Every regular concert goer in Cambridge has seen a big, smiling, blue-eyed, old lady take her seat in the front row at Sanders Theater and, after removing a flowered, hat, spread a pink and blue robe over her knees. She listens to the music with her hearing aid held out in front of her and applauds generously with arms outstretched. If it is a Boston Symphony concert, you will see Koussevitzky come down from the podium to shake hands with her. If she is giving the concert herself, which is probably the case, you will watch...