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...this was that, at 53, Roy Howard was about to become that rare specimen, a U. S. executive who, instead of continuing along a channel of activity into which he has permitted circumstances to push him, insists on his right to climb out and do the job for which he is best fitted and likes most. "I have never been one of those gifted birds who could sit back and say: 'All right boys, go get 'em!'" complains Roy Howard. "I have to say: 'All right boys...
Collins & Aikman Corp., Philadelphia upholstery makers, have a moth research laboratory and a corps of collectors who get 5? for each specimen brought in. The insects are kept in dark, insulated, electrically heated rooms, fed choice animal yarns, pitted against experimental proofing compounds. The company guarantees its moth-proofed fabrics for five years with contracts underwritten by an affiliate of Aetna Life Insurance...
...anchored near Mathew Town, Great Inagua Island. Potomac met us this morning and we have transferred to her from the Monaghan. Bottom fishing this afternoon. Mr. Delano made the catch of the day, getting a fine specimen of blue bone porgy...
...Mine? ... I was a sickly, skinny run-down weakling, weighing only 97 pounds. I finally got fed up with being bullied around and looked down on. THEN-I discovered my amazing secret of Dynamic Tension! This natural principle quickly developed me from a no-account runt to a perfect specimen who holds the international title 'The World's Most Perfectly Developed...
...award of $100 is offered for the best specimen submitted in the Third Annual Short Story Contest sponsored by Story Magazine in colleges throughout the country. Harvard entries in the competition will be judged by editors of the Advocate...