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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...BARBARA W. VETTERLEIN Greensboro...
This was the period when Jimmy belonged to the segregationist high command, but early this year his daughter Mary Ann, 16, invited him to attend a meeting at her Immanuel Baptist Church, whose minister is intelligent, reasonable, nonsegregationist Dr. W. O. Vaught Jr. "I never asked her about it," says Jimmy, "but I imagine Mary Ann went to him and said, 'Dr. Vaught, you've never talked to my daddy about coming to church,' and he probably said, 'Mary Ann, your daddy is an evil man.' If he did (she's a sweet child...
...back as 1955, United knew that it would be late with jets when President W. A. Patterson, over hot opposition in :he company, turned down the 707 in favor of the DC-8 of its longstanding supplier, Douglas. Because of late delivery of the planes, Patterson gloomily forecast a $3 million to $10 million loss for 1959. Traffic did drop 20% on transcontinental routes, but United has confounded its president's prediction: the line showed a $7,000,000 profit for the first half, expects to end the year well in the black. United was helped by the general...
...Williams' two great plays, captured only some of the work's beautiful subtlety and fragility. Once again, the best job was turned in by Frank Langella as the son Tom. The Playhouse then resurrected the famous 1844 play The Drunkard; or, The Fallen Saved, "a moral domestic drama by W. H. Smith and a Gentleman." Marilyn Miller staged the work in period costume and old-school ham acting style; and the result was unflaggingly hilarious. Booing, hissing, and the throwing of peanuts were actively encouraged. A pianist furnished background accompaniment on a worn upright; and during the intervals singers favored...
...Freshmen Union will be kept open two hours later on weekday nights this year, Charles W. Bingham 3L, secretary of the Union, announced last week. A new grill, in a second-floor room adjacent to the Varsity Club, has also been added to the building's facilities...