Word: falling
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...relation to the system of "House Deans" now under consideration by the Faculty's Committee on Advising. If that system-under which the College Dean's office would be decentralized and a Dean placed in each House-is adopted, it cannot be put into effect until the fall...
Other illustrations in the book show that some men acquire ulcers largely as a result of inner and outward conflicts-e.g., the dissonant (neurotic) personality. The man whose ulcers are thrust upon him may be driven by the sharp pressure of outside events, such as a fall in the family fortunes...
Ford Theater began in 1948 as a once-a-month show; last year it switched to once a fortnight, and plans are being made to put it on weekly in the fall, which means that the program will need two complete production units. With the pressure rising, 39-year-old Producer O'Keefe is afraid that television is improving faster than human beings. "TV is fun, exciting," he says, "but it's a real body-eater. It's the first thing that's ever made me feel my years...
Such picayune tasks did not satisfy Fair Dealing ex-Senator James M. Mead and ex-Newsman John Carson, who joined the commission last fall. They wanted less soft drinks and oil in their hair, and more investigation into possible price-fixing that had eliminated competition. Last week FTC gave in to their badgering and reshuffled its bureaus. Beginning June 1, it will have a new Bureau of Restraint of Trade to concentrate on digging into "conditions which encourage monopolistic development." By catching potential monopolists early, FTC hopes to save the Department of Justice much time and work. To speed...
McDonald has FCC permission to make a three-month test in Chicago this fall of Phonevision (TIME, May 1). His gadget, inexpensively hooked onto a TV set, would enable the home viewer to order movies by telephone, at $1 each, for his living-room screen. The fee, charged on the monthly phone bill, would be split among the movie producer, the TV station and the phone company...