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...marriage contractor in Cairo, seeing his business opportunities changing, was professionally all for it. Said he: "Like any merchandise, when it is exhibited properly, it finds a buyer. When girls sit back in their homes, nobody sees them...
...Havana, Castro called a halt. The top 40 plotters were summoned to Morgan's home for a "final briefing." Police poured in the doors. Castro himself stepped out of a back room. "What were you going to be minister of?" he sneered at an ashen-faced Havana contractor. Castro's cops jailed 10,000 Cubans, most of them apparently unconnected with the plot, and uncovered tons of hidden arms...
...person basement shelter on a design recommended by the Federal Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (see diagram) could be built by do-it-yourself homeowners for as little as $150, reported the task force. It could be built by a contractor for less than $500. At a small additional cost, perhaps as little as $7 per person, the shelters could be prestocked with enough survival supplies to last through a critical fortnight. Since the intensity of fallout radiation diminishes rapidly, survivors in hard-hit areas could start coming out of their shelters after a fortnight and set about...
...better for himself-and in some ways, better for his country-by putting aside his uniform for businessman's blue. But in Congress, the talk was of legislation to put a check rein on military men, possibly by forbidding retirement pay for anyone employed by a defense contractor. Compared to the overall number of executives, there are relatively few military men in industry, and even fewer in top jobs. The great bulk of the nation's defense work is performed by civilians. If Congress uncovers abuses, it might indeed be well to write some ground rules of employment...
Take a Chance. Bach came to his eminence-he got nothing more material out of it than $758 a month-by love and toil. Born in Hollywood, the son of a building contractor, he started as a carpenter. Hating it, he wangled a job as a "second cameraman" errand boy at the old Fox movie studios. In 1925, hunting security (he has a wife and four children), Bach tried to peddle himself to seven Los Angeles high schools as a photography teacher. He was coldly turned down everywhere except at Fremont High. "I'll take a chance," the principal...