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...Only 2½% more expensive to install than regular operator-run cars, the new system is controlled by an electrical brain which can regulate the elevators in busy morning hours to make a maximum of up trips and, at quitting time, to concentrate on down rides. Riders press a button to start the elevator and select their own floors. Other features: a weighing device which tells the brain when the elevator is full, sends it up ahead of schedule; doors which close with a slow but persistent nudge if anyone is standing...
When informed of Button's planned tardiness, the Law School said it was "usually lenient with fines if the men have a reasonable excuse for lateness." It would not comment specifically on Button, who plans to continue in the show until the 21st...
...Button turned professional on August 29, when he joined the Ice Capades for limited headline engagements. He made it clear at the time, however, that his education will remain uppermost...
...College government major who finished his thesis while winning his second Olympic crown in Europe last winter, Button will skate with the show in Pittsburgh before returning to Law School. During the Christmas vacation, he will appear with the troop in Boston...
Conducting one of the most intensive button-holing efforts ever at University registrations, college political organizations expect to devote record time working for candidates in the next seven weeks...