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...this day, little (250-watt) WMPC broadcasts nothing but religious programs. No commercials are allowed, and the station's three full-time engineers (two of them ministers) have instructions to cut any program off the air that asks for money. Part of WMPC's $40,000-a-year operating budget comes from the donations of Michigan church groups which use radio time. For the remainder, Frank Hemingway prays, and the money never fails to come in, in small, unsolicited contributions...
Although the group is now informally organized, it may later apply for a Student Government charter. At present it is headed by a six-member committee: Mary E. Beckett '53, Jacqueline A. Crowell '53, Mary L. Desmond '53, Cynthia S. Green '54, Dorothy Lampert '54, and Phyllis Watt...
...York Curb Exchange, few stocks have scooted up faster and higher in a year than Molybdenum Corp., a little company with a new find of rare minerals (TIME, Oct. 15). One of the heaviest buyers was Broker Ted Sterling of Toronto's Watt & Watt brokerage house, who spread the word among his customers that the stock looked good. As the customers and other buyers in the U.S. and Canada climbed aboard the gravy train, "Moly" soared from $13.50 to $80.50 a share...
Last week, under a flood of selling, Moly was going down faster than a guided missile. Off 15 points from its high as the week began, Moly dropped another 24 points in five days to a low of $41. In Toronto, angry investors swirled into Watt & Watt trying to get out of Moly. At one point, there were so many orders to sell that trading on the curb had to be stopped...
...watt floodlights were installed on the Weeks Footbridge yesterday, following agitation by Gordon M. Fair, Master of Dunster House. The lamps are placed on either end of the bridge, providing sufficient illumination for the entire structure...