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...Wenn es im Lauf menschlicher Begebenheiten für ein Volk nöthig wird...
...purported will contained vague statements (sample: "the remainder [of the estate] is to be divided among the key men in my company's [sic]." Furthermore, Hughes almost never made spelling errors. Yet the 260-word testament is studded with eleven misspellings, including "cildren" for children and "re-volk" for revoke...
...come in 1977 with the 400th anniversary of his birth. But meanwhile, a fascinating exploration of Rubénisme (in Flanders, England and France) is on show in Providence, sponsored by Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design. Organized by graduate students under Assistant Professor Mary C. Volk of Brown, it is the first systematic effort to show Rubens' posthumous influence on Europe theme by theme. It is hard to see how so much territory could be better indicated on a small exhibition budget. Apart from the (necessarily small) paintings by Rubens himself, there are works...
...Their population and prominence have been considerably reduced. The pervasive influence in the decor now is Abraham Lincoln. There is a statuette of young Abe standing serenely on a pedestal against the wall. Looking out over the office from the bookshelves is a bust of Lincoln sculpted by Leonard Volk in about 1880. This is the creased and concerned President who held the nation together. In the hall just outside the office is a larger bust of Lincoln, a melancholy visage of courage and strength that catches the eye of anyone entering...
...bidding, North American, Lockheed and McDonnell Douglas' space division, all based in Southern California, had help from a well-financed lobbying team headed by Los Angeles Banker Robert Volk and California's Lieut. Governor Ed Reinecke. They made several trips to Washington to persuade top Government officials, including former Attorney General John Mitchell, that a California company should win the contract. Beyond that, North American and its expected subcontracting partners-mainly IBM, Honeywell, American Airlines and General Electric-invested some $40 million to convince the space agency that they could build the best space shuttle. North American prepared...