Word: short
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Kansas-born Patton is the son of an engineer who helped found a short-lived cooperative farm at Nucla, Colo. Jim worked on farms, took odd jobs to earn extra money, paid his way through Western State College of Colorado, wound up with a Depression-days job selling typewriters. "Jim was a terrific salesman," says a longtime acquaintance. "He has always had a tendency for main-chancing...
...present owners of the conservative Corriere are three aging, textile-millionaire Crespi brothers (Mario, 78, Aldo, 73, Vittorio, 62). The Crespis, who took control of the paper when Albertini left, say that their only interest in Corriere is "to maintain its high traditions." Among the traditions: good pay, short hours, and a respectful attitude toward newsmen* that is unique on Italy's mass-circulation dailies. Says one editor: "We trust our men completely. The byline is sacred...
Fire & Ice. When short, balding Conductor Ormandy stepped before the Orchestra Hall audience, he had only two rehearsals under his belt. He had decided on a "good box office" program of standards: Bach's C Minor Passacaglia and Fugue, Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, Brahms's Symphony...
...recession," said McDonnell, is "probably about half over. It will be short-lived if we avoid getting panicky and rush in to do too much, too soon." The one major problem to solve is prices-they must come down. "This recession is going to be cured primarily in the market place, not on Capitol Hill." In order to speed it along, "the best things would be for labor and management to get together and declare a truce on higher wages and prices until this thing is over." The Government can be of some help, though such highly publicized recession cures...
...Callan, a World War II hero and an Army regular, is assigned to the company, the captain quickly melts into the background. The men get on the ball, and the sergeant, half hated, half respected, is insistently felt as a ruthless, unbending presence who is long on Army regulations, short on common humanity. Sadly enough for Tom Swanson. the middle-aged sergeant takes a shine to him. He installs him as company clerk, breaks up his lyrical love affair with a charming French girl, and begins an unconscious homosexual pursuit. Each night he takes the boy off to village bars...