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Dick Nixon applied for the job, got the nod from the committee of 100, and plunged into the campaign with pile-driving energy, $5,000 in savings-and an all-out assist from Pat. He won in a breeze over the New Dealing Democratic incumbent. Congressman Jerry Voorhis. Nixon's headline-making investigations of the Communist conspiracy in Government and his unmasking of Alger Hiss catapulted him to national fame and a Senate seat in 1950. Two years later, as one of the earliest and most enthusiastic ad mirers of Dwight Eisenhower, Nixon became Ike's running mate...
...reason why the price index has remained fairly stable in recent months is increasing competition in many industries. In the heavy appliance business in June, sales to dealers ran 12% behind last year, and as inventories pile up, prices are falling. Frigidaire last week cut prices on its line of refrigerators from 5% to 12%. General Electric dealers have also cut prices $10 to $30 on some models. Other major makers are expected to follow. Another soft spot is furniture. Dealers are also downpricing standard-size cars because of high production, heavy inventories and competition from the smaller and lower...
...errors continue to pile up. Messrs. Smith (Sir Toby) and Whitehead (Sir Andrew) insist on accenting "exquisite" on the second syllable; and their extended byplay with a bath-towel completely distracts from Malvolio's crucial letter-reading scene. As Malvolio, Richard Waring--as fine a classical speaker as any actor in the company--is vastly over-directed in his climactic cross-garter scene. One of the points of this scene is that Olivia abhors the color of yellow, yet she keeps training in and out carrying a yellow rose. After her marriage, reference is made to her wedding ring...
...Pioneer key rings to Man-Tan and Lord West tuxedos. Only a few went away disappointed. Among them: a vacuum cleaner manufacturer who wanted the champ to lie down on a rug in the ad, and a group of prosperous salami makers who wanted Ingo to pose beside a pile of salami (Ingo agreed to do it, but not for hay: he asked...
...noth bid was made. Then, while little groups huddled together to see if they should raise their bids, the gavel banged down decisively. The winners, with a top bid of $2,480,000: two Texas millionaires, Leo Francis Corrigan, a real estate wheeler-dealer, and Toddie Lee Wynne, whose pile comes from oil and real estate. Said Corrigan triumphantly: "The others had to spend so much time in conference that they lost out. We had complete authorization right with...