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Libbey-Owens-Ford new $27-million equipment for 'twin grinding' and polishing ultra-high-precision plate glass described; illus
M Martin on playing title role; play's history; other stars recalled
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Oct. 16 -- West Virginia University, directed by Fred Wyant, rallied for two touchdowns in the final period today to preserve its perfect record by tumbling Penn State from the unbeaten ranks, 19 -- 14.
Lodge scores Evans for not having immediately ousted 8 US citizens who had adverse loyalty repts; hails handling of problem by other agencies; Evans por
The cure for that insidious disease, "summer doldrums," may have been found in New York City's retail trade. Announcement last week that the New York Summer Festival will be continued in 1955 was welcome news to retailers. Sales bounced up this summer in the first year of the promotion to "sell" the city as a vacation spot.
1954Carlos Buhler, American mountaineer[†]
Carlos Buhler is one of America's leading high altitude mountaineers. Buhler's specialty is high-standard mountaineering characterized by small teams, no oxygen, minimal gear and equipment, and relatively low amounts of funding; yielding first ascents of difficult routes in challenging conditions, such as the Himalayan winter season.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]