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...Henry Plus Riesman. Centralism works wonders for Hal Hingham. He moves out of his roach-ridden boardinghouse and into a smart hotel; he gets waiters to seat him where he wishes; he sweeps a startled Rose into bed with her clothes on after a three-year kissless courtship. And in one day on the road, he sells enough insurance to become one of Arcadia's top-ranking salesmen and nearly violate the Centralist rule of moderation...
...Transit of Venus. It is the story of the first and greatest of Cook's tours which John Gwyther, a wartime Royal Navy officer, tells in Captain Cook and the South Pacific. A three-year circumnavigation of the globe (1768-71), Cook's voyage added Australia, New Zealand and a number of South Pacific isles to the then known world. Narrated by Author Gwyther with seadog relish, authority and profound professional admiration, Cook's epic journeyings have the fascination of an Odyssey from Yorkshire...
...Gardner Cowles, 52, and his editor (Flair) wife, ex-Adwoman Fleur Fenton Cowles, surprised even their intimates by agreeing to "a very amiable, friendly separation ... no immediate plans for divorce." A girl wonder at 16 (when she landed a $100-a-week advertising job), Fleur recently signed a new three-year contract to stay on as associate editor of Look, will also remain as a director of Cowles Magazines...
Signed into law by the President last week: a three-year extension of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act, empowering him to cut tariffs 5% each year on goods from countries that reciprocate the concessions. "An important milestone in the development of our country's foreign economic policy," said trade-minded Dwight D. Eisenhower...
...result of the marching mechanization, the U.S. farm-machinery industry is heading for the greatest boom in its history. After a three-year slump, farm machinery sales last week were 15% higher than in 1954. Every firm-Oliver, International Harvester, Allis-Chalmers, Massey-Harris-Ferguson-has dozens of machines on the market to do almost every job under the farmer's sun (see color pages). John Deere alone has machines to do 100 specific jobs and variations on each that run into the thousands. And throughout the industry, engineers are busy devising dozens of still newer machines, not only...