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...take her stand against the rising hemline and resist. But she may soon find herself in a dwindling minority. Dress Designer Mainbocher speaks comfortingly of "client length," but he admits that his skirts are a full inch shorter than last year, now just shadow the knee. And even Mrs. Wil liam Paley, secure in the Best-Dressed Hall of Fame, has heard the call: "I'm wearing mine slightly above the knee, but I honestly don't know what I'm going to do in the future...
...anaylsis of the statistics in February, Connor said, wil show that corporations are cooperating with the guidelines. "The President," said Conner, "can be very persuasive...
...total is pure profit for National Expanding to the East. National is doing so well these days-it expects a $4,000,000 profit this year on sales of $65 million-that Klein plans to add 100 more theaters to the chain in the next three years. The expansion wil not only take National into the metropolitan areas of the East for the first time but will bring it much closer in size to front-running American Broadcasting-Paramount, which operates 407 movie houses. All of the new expansion will involve drive-ins or theaters in shopping centers. Says Klein...
...Last week a bill began moving through the Pennsylvania legislature to provide an emergency appropriation of $1,250,000 just so the private university can meet its July payroll. The school is seeking $4,000,000 more in extra state help to get through the next 14 months. Governor Wil liam Scranton has ordered the State Council of Higher Education to investigate Pitt's finances. The Ford Foundation has appointed Indiana University Chancellor Herman B. Wells to head a study of the school's future...
Under the Rug. Although the use of tape, covered by the new contract, will save the papers almost as much in overtime pay and fringe benefits as they will have to turn over to the typesetters the issue of automation is far from solved. Computerized operations wil soon be a bigger part of publishing, and Big Six is determined to have its say in how the savings are passed along. By his victory last week, intransigent Bert Powers has solidified his position as the Big Six spokesman...