Word: boarding
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Next morning, Chairman Powell climbed into his howdah, told newsmen he would preside at pro-Nixon gatherings throughout the state, whether strategy sessions or crossroads rallies. Personable Wes Powell's sweeping sense of authority was evident as he chaired his first board of directors' meeting; behind him hung a chart showing the Governor at the top of the organizational pyramid...
...week's end Radio Free Europe decided it was safe to reopen the cafeteria, and on the RFE bulletin board, Director Hazelhoff described the affair of the poisoned salt shakers as a "dramatic illustration of deep Communist concern about the effectiveness of our broadcasts," which would hopefully cause all in this "front line" to "redouble our efforts in a mission proved of crucial importance...
Died. Oliver Ellsworth Buckley, 72, president (1940-51) and board chairman (1951-52) of Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., member (1948-54) of the general advisory committee of the Atomic Energy Commission; of pneumonia; in Maplewood...
Last week the case of Teacher Russell was a highly embarrassing item on the Los Angeles board of education's agenda. Was it a case of censorship? Superintendent of Schools Ellis A. Jarvis pooh-poohed the suggestion, conveniently ruled that it was just a matter of obeying the law against selling books in a classroom. Should Teacher Russell then be disciplined? Some 35 teachers at U.C.L.A. and Santa Monica City College rose to her defense in an angry petition charging "a breach of academic freedom." Said Florence Russell: "If reminding students of their rightful literary heritage is an offense...
...special Bach Christmas program by the New York Philharmonic, the concerto was ably executed, drew enthusiastic applause and an extra bow by the performers. The odd thing about the performance: Bernstein's fellow pianists had never before played for such an audience. They were David M. Keiser, board chairman of the Cuban-American Sugar Co. and president of the New York Philharmonic, and Carlos Moseley, the orchestra's associate manager and press chief...