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...speaking in London for himself, not the Administration, candid Ambassador Kennedy revealed his feelings about the way the crisis was handled and the implications of Munich. Earnestly Mr. Kennedy declared: "It long has been a theory of mine that it is unproductive for both democratic and dictator countries to widen the division now existing between them by emphasizing their differences, which are self-apparent. Instead of hammering away at what are regarded as irreconcilables, they could advantageously bend their energies toward solving their common problems by an attempt to re-establish good relations on a world basis...
...repercussions of Austria's Nazification last week continued to widen through the world. Opportunistic Hollywood threw its hat into the ring as a prospective "American Salzburg." And 200 embattled citizens of arty Westport, Conn, nearly shattered the rafters of their Town Hall with furious protests against the plan to make Westport a "Salzburg on the Saugatuck" (TIME, March 28). Following the meeting, Westport's Board of Zoning Appeals refused to grant Millionaire Patrick A. Powers a permit to continue construction on his $100,000 "Dream Stadium...
...best played contests of the year saw the Lowell quintet widen a two point lead at half time to ten points, as Ralph Murphy pivot shot artist, chalked up eight points in a second half scoring spree. Paced by Shapiro and Kalman, the Ramblers took Leverett despite the efforts of Dick Dawes, substitute guard, who scored ten points for the losers...
...Manhattan last week, a ranking U. S. automobile tycoon rose in Boston to speak his mind. Said President William S. Knudsen of General Motors at a dinner of the Associated Industries of Massachusetts: "Our standard of living has been obtained by narrowing the gulf between Capital and Labor. To widen it will unquestionably tend to lower the standard of living instead of raising...
...than the present Lincoln Highway-which it crosses three times. Of the almost 14,000 ft. of cumulative climb on the Lincoln Highway, 10,000 ft. will be missing in the new road. Only bottlenecks will be the two-lane tunnels. The almost $400,000-a-mile cost to widen and surface the road, to drain and finish boring tunnels, to employ an estimated 17,000 men for three years, is to be paid for by the eventual users-$1 toll per car, $7 for trucks...