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School First. As basketball players go, the Big O is no loose-jointed skyscraper. Solidly built at 6 ft. 5 in., 199 Ibs., he depends on lightning reflexes and graceful coordination rather than treetop height. Oscar makes all the shots from anywhere on the floor with devastating proficiency. Last year...
Nemerov's formula is simple, although somewhat personal: "I never go to bed with less than six art books. I sleep like a top. I get up and see my florist; then I might paint florals until noon. I love color. Without color the world is too drab. Therefore...
The Square is living modern. With nearby Quincy a geometrical tombstone to Georgian elegance, Cronin's due to explode into a seven-story hygenic skyscraper, and the Harvard Trust new-faced with fresh brick and steel, the Square sloughs off its gingerbread and tries to make "form fit function."
Cleaning Up. Republic has lent $1 billion to finance oil drilling, more than any Southwest bank. Florence was a chief mover in bringing Temco Aircraft to Dallas, which in turn helped persuade Chance-Vought to come. He also helped organize Lone Star Steel Co., biggest in Texas. Partly to persuade...
¶ Adler & Sullivan's Carson Pirie Scott department store (1899-1904), at State and Madison Streets in Chicago-Louis Sullivan's dramatic step forward in the development of the skyscraper.