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...fire law in question is a statute under the Massachusetts Department of Public Safety forbidding open flames in public places. "The law is minimal," State Inspector George A. Cormey said yesterday; "the City of Cambridge can make it more stringent, but not less...
Young General Galland probably saw little of Hitler, except on such ceremonial occasions, but as inspector general he fought mightily for development of the jet-powered Messerschmitt 262 as the only possible defense against the Allies' vast fleets of bombers. Hitler, against the advice of his best airmen, ordered the jets used as bombers, not fighters, and also opted to throw Germany's resources into making guided missiles-the put-putting V-1 and the rocket-powered V2. By late 1944 Galland, like his fellow airmen, was perfectly able to see that Germany, without enough defense against...
...Tampa (Fla.) Tribune got indignant over the things some of the county's teachers are doing to make ends meet. For an extra $12 a day, two principals are working for the state as judge and chief inspector at the Tampa greyhound race track; another teacher gets $9 a day from the state at the track as assistant auditor. The track itself is employing five more principals and two more teachers for such jobs as bet-taker and gatekeeper. Thundered the indignant Tribune: "In their private lives, they [principals and teachers] must conduct themselves...
...stop the spread of slums, Kimpton helped found a special Southeast Chicago Commission. The commission hired its own lawyer, law-enforcement officer, building inspector. It helped to drive cheating landlords out of the area, sparked a whole series of neighborhood redevelopment corporations. Kimpton himself called on Mayor Kennelly and President Eisenhower, helped persuade the city, state and Federal Government to back a $30 million slum-clearance program. Among the new buildings now going up in the vicinity: a row of houses and a bustling shopping center, as well as the already constructed new headquarters for the American Bar Association...
...Peter) O. (for Olai) Peterson, 58, was elected president of Mack Trucks, Inc., succeeding E. D. Bransome, who continues as board chairman. Norwegian-born, Peterson was brought to Michigan by his parents when he was six. After high school he got into the auto business as a Buick car inspector, went to Studebaker in 1919, where he rose to be director of purchases in 1933, manufacturing vice president in 1947 and executive vice president...