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Last week the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (see below) voted to ordain women, but left the final decision on the matter up to the local presbyteries. Moreover, the cause of the distaff dominae got a new boost from Britain. The Rev. Elsie Chamberlain, 45, tall, dark and handsome Congregationalist minister, was unanimously elected chairman of the Congregational Union - top job in British Congregationalism...
...black, but both made money in the first four months of this year. Collier's, whose circulation guarantee is at an alltime high (3,700,000), is down 10% in ad pages this year, though its overall revenue is up 10%, thanks to a boost in ad rates. Smith's economies and small improvements in the position of the magazines have staved off disaster, though they have not yet put the magazines-especially Collier's-on a firm footing...
...appointment of the widely-known authority on American Literature and former Dean of the Faculty (1931-1936) was seen yesterday by members of the faculty and administration as an important boost to the prestige of the General Education program...
...pushed up this year, possibly to $285 billion, $4 billion higher than the current statutory limit, which expires June 30. At current rates of spending, the debt will fall between $281 and $285 billion by the end of the year. President Eisenhower will probably ask Congress to boost the limit by the end of this month. But this time, he will merely set forth anticipated income, outgo and deficit, leave it up to Congress to work out its own ceiling...
INLAND STEEL, seventh biggest U.S. steelmaker, with 1954 sales of $533 million, will soon launch a multimillion dollar expansion program to boost both its steel and coke capacity. Major item will be a battery of 87 coke ovens at its Indiana Harbor works...