Word: stanleys
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Hear No Evil. In Topeka, Kans., when Federal District Judge Arthur Stanley told a witness to "speak up," a juror broke in to say: "It doesn't matter, your honor; I wasn't listening anyhow...
Langlie reached for the reins last month when he made a personal assistant out of brash Stanley Frankel, 39, odd job and promotion man for Esquire and Coronet. Frankel promptly enraged the staff with a speech declaring that the editorial and advertising departments should cooperate more closely. When the astounded Wiese asked Langlie if he favored such a tie-in, the Governor said yes, added that Frankel was getting an office on the editorial side to keep an eye on things. With that, Wiese decided that it was time to quit, and the parade...
...STANLEY New York City
...which he said that loan officers were relying too much on statistics in granting loans, and not enough on common sense. Florence made a rule that any one officer could grant a loan, but it took more than one to turn down a borrower. "At Republic," says President Stanley Marcus of Dallas' Nieman-Marcus, "nobody thinks they're doing you a favor by lending you money. They look on banking as a commodity to sell, not a privilege...
...Touch of the Poet. Eugene O'Neill's giant strength and giant sprawl, in a long-ago tale of a boozing innkeeper-well-played by Eric Portman-and his shattered pose of being a fine gentleman. With Helen Hayes, Kim Stanley...