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...persons dining in the Harvard Medical School dormitory, Vanderbilt Hall, has been grossly exaggerated by published stories. The matter was investigated immediately, and the fact established that the illnesses were very slight. All this occurred some days ago. There has been no further outbreak and there is no likelihood of a recurrence of the malady...
Last fortnight Banker Gibson returned from a Thanksgiving Day spent in the country and began to figure and plan. Last week his directorate and the Chatham Phenix directorate had a session, voted unanimously to merge the two banks. The deal, to be completed in February in all likelihood, will consist of an exchange of stock. The Gibsonized banks will have total resources of about $550,000,000, deposits in excess of $400,000,000, creating the seventh biggest Manhattan bank.* No name had been chosen last week but it was announced that Banker Gibson will be chairman of the board...
...which no U. S. diplomat is accredited) Ambassador Willys said: "No matter what happens the Soviet Government will endure. Even if the Five-Year Plan should fail, the Soviet leaders would simply launch another plan. There is no fear in Poland of a war with Russia, and the likelihood of war anywhere in Europe is slight. Poland is weathering the depression with energy and fortitude...
...Jersey law prescribes that if a Senator dies within 30 days of election time (Nov. 3 this year), his successor may be appointed by the Governor. Outside that limit, his successor must stand for election. A Senatorial election in New Jersey would in all likelihood be a serious embarrassment to the Republican party at this time. If a Democrat won, and he would have an excellent chance, the Democracy would have a Senate majority, as it may have in the House. But an appointment would be in the hands of Republican Governor Larson. When New Jersey's Senator died...
Last week Major General Everson had finished up his militia job and the likelihood of his going to Hell was about to be materially reduced. He was resigning his post to take the pastorate of the First Baptist Church of Denver. Looking back over his administration of the National Guard, for which the U. S. spends in the neighborhood of $27,000,000 a year, he wrote: "Never was the National Guard more thoroughly organized, equipped and trained than it is today. Having accomplished the major missions that challenged when this appointment was accepted, believing it unwise to initiate...