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...master artist." He wrote that he was the "Most Original-Most Prolific-Most Versatile," tbat he was, in fact, "UNIQUE." In one respect, Louis M. Eilshemius was. Though many artists have had their periods of vogue and obscurity, the ups and downs of Eilshemius have been the steepest...
...forth between La Clusaz and her family's Alpine farmhouse; his father ran a La Clusaz ski lift. At four, Guy got his first pair of skis for Christmas. Even before he could fasten them on by himself, he could use them well enough to tackle the steepest and most treacherous slopes. From the start, he aimed at becoming a champion. Recalls one townsman: "Guy seemed to realize even before he could reason that he would have to strengthen his body. When he was nine or ten, I used to see him running all over the countryside...
...sight, among the towering pines up on KT-22 Mountain, lay a short stretch of snow that was to prove the burial ground of the U.S.'s fondest hopes for its high-rated women skiers. Even to the casual eye, the setting was sinister enough: the steepest, straightest schuss on the course dived toward a hard-packed bump, which tossed the skier into the air just as she hit a 90° left turn dubbed "Airplane Turn...
Auto sales gave a concrete demonstration of the changing consumer attitude. Sales for the middle ten days of November took their steepest climb of the year to an average of 16,200 a day, about equal to November 1957. Since dealers so far have been handicapped by shortages, automen regard this as the first real test of the auto market, the biggest question mark in the 1959 economy. The Chase Manhattan Bank predicted sales of 5,500,000 to 6,500,000 cars. "Six million or more," it said, "would support a vigorous expansion of the entire economy...
...been a barrier three times before, climbed to an alltime record high of 526.57 before settling back to 526.43. What gave the market its record-breaking push was the same combination of improving business news, institutional buying and fear of inflation that has sent it on one of the steepest climbs in history...