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...little Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway, boosted earnings fast. In 1956, with one-third of its stock in his control, Heineman went after the much bigger but shaky North Western, was invited in by the board as chairman. A few hours after taking over, Heineman left on a six-week, 9,000-mile tour along North Western's tracks. He learned that what was needed was radical modernization. He chopped the North Western's managerial deadwood, hired bright young railroad pros. He brought in modern bookkeeping machines and mechanized track-laying equipment, completely dieselized the line. He also became...
...six-week visit last week came Her Majesty Frederika, Queen of the Hellenes. Washington officialdom knew what to expect from the vivacious, curly-haired Queen; she had already made herself a big hit on her first trip to the U.S. five years ago. Sure enough, the lively Frederika danced into the capital with smiling, informal grace and two French poodles (Topsy and Toodles). With her were two of her three children: Crown Prince Constantine, Duke of Sparta, 18, and Princess Sophia, 20. Explained Frederika: King Paul stayed home to look after the country, and Princess Irene, 16, stayed home...
...fiery image (she will sing it again in November with the Dallas Civic Opera). But San Francisco Opera Director Kurt Adler heard Soprano Farrell sing Medea in concert form, decided to give the opera its first U.S. production as the curtain raiser for San Francisco's six-week season. The production is tailored to make the most of Farrell's opulent voice and to minimize the defects of acting and appearance that have limited her career almost entirely to the concert hall. Stage business was reduced to a minimum. But if Soprano Farrell failed visually to convey...
Flatfeet to the Floor. In Philadelphia, Police Commissioner Thomas J. Gibbons said reckless cops cost the city $15,000 in damage to patrol cars over a six-week period, suspended 35 patrolmen for unsafe driving...
...demand stronger than at any time since the post-Suez glut. By cutting production, imports and refinery runs in the first half of 1958, oilmen had whittled gasoline and crude-oil inventories to what they consider ideal levels. Last week stocks of gasoline slid to 183 million bbl.-a six-week supply-and crude dropped to 252 million bbl.-a five-week supply. More important, the boom in vacation driving boosted gasoline demand in June 4% above April and May, one of the best gains in twelve months...