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This week Dr. Fisher is in the U.S., passing a vacation as guest of the Right Rev. Henry Knox Sherrill, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. Those who have met him find him a relaxed, modest man, the proud father of six sons, the possessor of a brisk British wit,† and the personification of his church...
...Contractor Kiewit (pronounced key-wit), whose builder father left a small company with $25,000 in assets to three sons, has been moving mountains of earth since he took over the company in 1931. He got up from a hospital bed to do so. Young Kiewit, who learned bricklaying in high-school days and quit Dartmouth as a freshman to become a builder, had been stricken by phlebitis followed by serious complications. After lying on his back in a hospital for nine months, he decided: "If I'm going to die. I might as well die working...
Assets: Excellent mind, ready wit, sense of phrase, above-average oratorical ability, long experience on the fringe of Federal Government, a generally good record as a governor, acceptability to both the Northern and Southern wings of the Democratic Party, disassociation with corruption in Washington...
...Government's role in the labor-management field. The steel strike was the most disastrous example to date of how the alliance between labor and Government can mess up collective bargaining. Phil Murray was riding high last week, and it is possible that he had the wit to see that he was riding too high...
...picture, co-authored and directed by Lawrence Huntington, is a leisurely, literate and pungent whodunit from England, graced with good performances and laced with gentle wit. All in all, The Franchise Affair is a polite little storm in a teacup. It is also an exceedingly well-brewed cinematic...