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Thirty years ago I became a cover-to-cover reader of TIME . . . Although my work requires day-by-day following of a news ticker, week after week I am amazed and benefited by the brilliance with which TIME adds news and helpful background to otherwise "old news." The continuous bettering of the magazine and its reach is further proof of the creative genius behind it, so I . . . congratulate you . . . and wish you long years of health and accomplishment...
...Oregon's Senator Wayne Morse has a notably ornithic look-a sharp beak, darting, saucerish eyes, a tufted head. Since he became an independent last year, Senator Morse has been the busiest, noisiest jay in the Senate; he interrupts his chatter only to hop over to the press ticker to see what kind of coverage he's getting...
...floor of the Toronto Stock Exchange last week, Canadian traders scrambled for penny stocks like women grabbing for giveaway nylons, went on the biggest buying spree in the exchange's 100-year history. As exhausted clerks tried in vain to keep up with orders, the high-speed ticker lagged five minutes behind. When the siren blared the close of one day's business, a record 12,264,000 shares had changed hands...
...behalf of the Bull and Bear, Weinberger and Glenn have been publishing a bi-monthly news letter. The Ticker Tape, commenting on trends and stocks on the exchange. Later in the year they expect to run guest columns by prominent businessmen and financiers...
...Governor's Island in New York Harbor, the Army's senior cavalryman, Lieut. General Willis D. Crittenberger, 62, retiring as commander of the First Army, reviewed his last honor guard, enjoyed a ticker parade up Broadway to a City Hall reception, then headed west for a family Christmas with his son at Fort Sam Houston, where the general first reported for duty with the old 3rd Cavalry in August...