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...glass to symbolize the burning bush that was not consumed. The pulpit will be in the center, a return to the custom of ancient times, which emphasized what Rabbi Cohen calls "the democratic relationship between the religious leader and the congregation." The exterior will be double-walled-blue-tinted plastic under white-wired glass. A copper cap covering the pyramid will proclaim in large Hebrew letters: "I am the Lord thy God." Rabbi Cohen hopes to break ground for the $750,000 synagogue in Philadelphia's suburban Elkins Park next fall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Promised Hosanna | 5/31/1954 | See Source »

...Steel Putty. A metal-and-plastic putty which sets so hard that it can be ma chined, drilled, threaded or plated like a piece of metal, was announced by Chemical Development Corp. of Danvers,Mass. Made of 80% powdered steel and 20% plastic, Devcon is mixed with a liquid hardener, then molded into the desired shape. Price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOODS & SERVICES: New Ideas, may 10, 1954 | 5/10/1954 | See Source »

Silent Speaker. Headphones for small-fry television fans have been developed by the Hoffman Radio Corp. Tricked out with rubber earpieces and a brightly colored plastic "antenna," the phones can be attached to the family television set so that parents can cut off the loudspeaker, have quiet while the children watch TV. Price: about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOODS & SERVICES: New Ideas, may 10, 1954 | 5/10/1954 | See Source »

...Because plastic surgeons see so much of the damage done by avoidable accidents in the home, the association voted to set up a committee on child safety, with Dr. Kiskadden as chairman, to furnish speakers to groups of parents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Danger at Home | 5/3/1954 | See Source »

MONSANTO CHEMICAL is going into business with German chemists to make a new plastic substitute for foam rubber. With Germany's Farbenfabriken Bayer A.G., Monsanto will build a plant in the U.S., turn out the new chemicals (isocyanates) to make foam plastics for mattresses and upholstery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Clock, may 3, 1954 | 5/3/1954 | See Source »

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