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...Ellison went to Harvard's Computation Laboratory to find whether the Mark IV could straighten out St. Luke. The mathematicians who serve the great computer decided that the Biblical problem was "realistic" and told Mr. Ellison how; to translate parts of the Gospel into mathematical language that the Mark IV would understand...
...catch him first is Nalinle (Jean Peters), whose object is squawhood. Together they build a little mountain hideout and plant some corn. When Army scouts find them, Massai, Nalinle and their brand-new papoose prove too homey a family to break up, so Massai goes free. How the scouts straighten out this arbitrary law enforcement with headquarters will have to wait for the sequel, to be titled, no doubt, Son of Apache...
...American can was in serious trouble. Commissioner Smith asked three other Texas companies to take over General American and try to salvage something, but all refused. Then (as Erwin moved up to board chairman) a new insurance man (William H. Green) was brought in as president to try to straighten out General American's finances...
...Straightening the Question. Before long, the questioning turned to the state of business in the U.S. At a previous conference, the President had said that March would be a key month in determining whether Government would have to take drastic steps to curb unemployment. A reporter, asserting that unemployment had continued to rise during March, asked if the President thought that the Government should adopt some new course of action. First, the President had to straighten out the question: the March figures were not all in, would not be complete for some time. Then he went on to give...
...cannot estimate how much the fee would have to be raised," Whitlock continued. "Our plans are not at all clear now, and will not straighten out until we draw up the library budget...