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The article reports on a four-day auction in Manhattan, New York City, which saw philatelists spending about 150,000 U.S. dollars to buy stamps from the collection of the late Henry B. Close. It notes that the collection's most valuable item was a block of four 24-cent air-mail inverts which was valued at 20,000 U.S. dollars. It also discusses the appeal of stamp collecting as a hobby and as a long-term investment and describes how stamp dealers work.

The article focuses on the newspaper strike in Manhattan, New York City. According to the article, the strike involves 400 photoengravers and six New York dailies with a combined circulation of 5,500,000. Initially, members of the Photo-Engravers Union were demanding for 15 U.S. dollars per week wage increase but reduced it to 7.50 U.S. dollars as against the 3.75 U.S. dollars offered by the publishers. "Herald Tribune" was not involved in the strike since its engraving is done outside its plant.

The article reveals the dire financial straits in which Manhattan, New York's "Communist Daily Worker" found itself when it announced in December 1952 that the paper will have to fold unless subscriptions and contributions reached 50,000 U.S. dollars. However, on the first week of January 1953, the paper announced that it had raised the needed amount except that people are wondering where it got the money. It adds that most of its subscribers are not contributors but government officials who want to keep a close watch on U.S. Communist activities.

The article offers information on the full-page advertisement of the "New York Herald Tribune" in its December 1961 issue. The ad depicts the message that there can be more to a serious newspaper than great, grey columns of unevaluated news. It is designed to depict the effort of the newspaper to avoid looking or acting like the only other serious morning paper in Manhattan. The newspapers attempts to find a place on its own in a city with more morning papers than it needs.

The article describes the Skirt & Sportswear Pilot Plant project in Manhattan, New York City, which involves a group of competitive garment manufacturers producing women's skirts at a speed of up to five times faster than many plants can manage. The management-run project was created as a cooperative effort by the industry's union and its management association. The experimental plant is said to feature the biggest and most modern sewing operations in the world.

The article reports on the impact of the newspaper strike in Manhattan, New York City. Editors of the "Yale Daily News" and "Harvard Crimson" drove to the city with copies of their papers and gave them away for free. A rise in sales of several national and foreign newspapers is noted, including the "Wall Street Journal and "Journal of Commerce." Also experiencing a drop are telephone and mail-order sales of department stores.

The article focuses on the struggle of three afternoon newspapers in Manhattan, New York City after they experienced a circulation drop. It states that the "Journal-American" of Hearst Corp. began publishing complete daily stock-market quotations which was so far controlled in the afternoon by "World-Telegram and Sum" of Scripps Howard Inc. It mentions that the "World-Telegram and Sum" experienced a 19% decline in its sales which was the biggest drop compared to "Journal-American" and "Post."

The article reports on the fierce newspaper competition in Manhattan, New York City. The tabloid "New York Daily News" has accused competitors of copying many features, practices and styles that were originated by the tabloid. In response, rival "Daily Mirror" claimed that its rival imitated its "Lucky Buck" game. The newspapers have posted reduced circulation and profits.

The article offers information on the acquisition of the journal "New York Herald Tribune (Trib)" by John Hay "Jock" Whitney, which was announced in Manhattan, New York in September 1958. It says that Whitney had bought the journal from the Reid family, who owned the journal since 1873. It also notes that the newspaper became less intense among its rival journals after the purchase. However, it adds that Whitney was conducting several measures to enhance the journal's profitability.

The article focuses on the challenge being faced by Manhattan's Communist "Daily Worker" following its support for Communist troops who were killing U.S. soldiers in Korea. Readers have reacted to the newspaper's policy as evidenced by a drop in daily circulation to less than 14,000. Another problem facing the newspaper was the decision of 500 newsdealers in New York City to bar the paper from their stands.

The article reports that Robert Harrison, publisher of the magazine "Confidential," his associates, and his two sisters have voluntarily surrendered at district attorney's (DA) office in Manhattan, New York City for charges such as criminal libel. It states that California Governor Goodwin Knight has approved extradition papers to get them to New York city. It adds that Harrison & Co. will oppose the extradition and filed suit against Attorney General Edmund G. Brown of California.

The article discusses successors of Adolph S. Ochs, founder of "The New York Times" in Manhattan, New York. It mentions that after Ochs gave his position as publisher to his son-in-law, Arthur Hays Sulzberger, the company gained increases on gross revenues of 112,149,302 dollars. Moreover, after Orvil Eugene Dryfoos married Sulzberger's first daughter, it is clear that Dryfoos will definitely be the next successor of the family business.

The article reports on the addition of a drawing of the Virgin by Leonardo da Vinci to the art collections of the Metropolitan Museum in Manhattan, New York City. The drawing was done in black and red chalk on specially prepared paper and has the left-to-right shading favored by the left-handed artist. The subject of the painting features a tight yet tender, fleeting yet eternal smile. It was bought for 22,400 U.S. dollars at an auction in London, England.

The article reports on the relocation of Ohrbach's Inc. from 14th Street to 34th Street in Manhattan, New York. It states that Ohrbach's specializes in cheap, ready-to-wear ladies apparel, so its move to 34th Street, an upscale part of Manhattan, was considered a risk. Retailers which have remained on 14th Street report increased sales since Ohrbach's left, such as S. Klein which reportedly surpassed the billion dollar mark in sales. Those on the 34th likewise report a boost in sales, but Ohrbach credits its advertising campaign.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of touring the city of Manhattan in New York and interpreting it in drawings with the use of lines.

The article announces that the Manhattan Engineer District received the "Chemical & Metallurgical Engineering" Journal's Award for Chemical Engineering Achievement.

The article focuses on the cancer research at the Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI) in Manhattan, New York City. According to Dr. William Summerlin, a new way has been discovered that might make a possibility to circumvent the immune-system reaction that causes the body to reject transplanted tissues or organs. It also notes that Summerlin has made his discovery in 1969, while working at Stanford University and treating burn victims by grafting skin from other parts of their bodies onto the injured areas and he also succeeded in grafting white skin onto black mice and black skin onto white animals.

The article focuses on the cause and impact of the 90 minutes strike by the periodical firms at Manhattan in New York, New York. The strike tackles the issue on the disagreement on the eight-hour work shift required on Saturday night for the pressmen. The Printing Pressmen is one of ten unions that the have disagreed on the terms of the newly merged corporation.

Information about several papers discussed at Modern Language Association of America (MLA) meeting in Manhattan, New York, is presented. The delegates present demanded that the U.S. colleges should hire more women professors and provide free daycare centers for their children and removal of the U.S. and other foreign troops from Vietnam. It further mentions that Louis Kampf, professor of literature at Massachusetts Institute of Technology was promoted to the post of vice president of MLA.

The article reports that the Chinese government plans to set up a branch of the Bank of China at Wall Street in Manhattan, New York City to help it set up a managed paper-based currency, process commercial transactions, act as a negotiator for both governments in the trade of commodities and coordinate on other financial policies.

The article accounts the story of pop singer Andy Warhol and artist Edie Sedgwick. It mentions their participation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, New York in April 1968 to celebrate the opening of its "Three Centuries of American Painting" exhibition. It also mentions the experience of Andy and Edie before they became companions, along with details of how they met.

The article offers information on the latest developments from the U.S. It mentions that obligations issued by the U.S. government agencies on Treasury bills yield 15-20 points more than comparable Treasury maturities. It informs the performance of the musical show "Pickwick," starring Harry Secombe is about to be held in Manhattan, New York. It suggests ways to spokeman of company or industry on how they should deal with press and build good public relations with press persons.

The article discusses how 'fast-track' construction method used by architects in constructing Celanese Building in Manhattan, New York saves construction time. It states that under fast track system, a contractor is hired as earliest as possible and the work starts before plans are drawn. Public agencies show reluctance to adopt fast track as it leaves one uncertain about ultimate price. Gene Wieczorek, chief of construction management firm dislikes the bit-by-bit aspect of fast track.

The article gives a preview on the motor car industry show that will be going to Manhattan, New York with its customary flair of private showings, cocktail parties and national publicity to open the 1938 season. It points out that with 5 million cars having been being built and sold in 1937, Michigan's Detroit car manufacturers will be announcing new models at higher prices without fear of dwindling sales by incorporating new improvements. It adds that the 1938 models will have racier colors, smoother lines and more radiator grilles added to car fronts.

The article offers information on a memento sealed in a capsule discovered from the demolished building of the "New York Tribune" in 1968 in Manhattan, New York City. It states that the recaptured capsule is from the elder daughter of Horace Greeley, 19th century founder-publisher of "New York Tribune." The contents of the capsule include an envelope with a message to the descendants of Tribune's financial editor Stephen Tully Clarke and his wife Charlotte Augusta Clarke along with photographs of the whole family. It also says that the Clarke heirs are requested to step forward and claim the family portraits.

The article profiles Manhattan socialite Amanda Mortimer Burden as she engaged herself into fashion. It states that with her exquisite beauty on the way she dresses, she tops number one in the Hall of Fame for best-dressed socialites in the state. It also notes other best-dressed socialites in the Hall of Fame of the state.

The article reports on the successful launch of investments in Manhattan, New York City by Ex-Argentine Finance Minister C. Alonso Irigoyen, who is flying back to Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The article reports on the end of publication of the radical journal "The Freeman" of Manhattan, New York City. The said termination is scheduled near its fourth anniversary on March 5, 1924. Details regarding the establishment of the journal and the problems it faced during its circulation are presented. The paid subscriptions to the journal will be refunded.

A photograph of Mary McNamara, the doorman of Hotel Astor in Manhattan, New York City, is presented.

The article comments on the eleven-day strike held by 400 members of the labor group Photo-Engravers' Union in Manhattan, New York City in March 1954. It mentions that they refused to submit their dispute to arbitration with the newspaper publishers in the town in 1953. The strike cost the publishers at least 10 million U.S. dollars in revenue while the members lost around two million U.S. dollars in wages.

The article reports that the three-year-old Manhattan, New York City tabloid "Daily Compass" ended its operations and sold its machinery and fixtures to repay its creditors and mortgagors.

The article reports on the fire incident happened at the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Rack near in Manhattan, New York City. It mentions the immediate response of the city's fire department in extinguishing fire on the train's undercarriage. In addition, it cites the stranded condition of several passengers and notes their way to kill the time. Moreover, the rescue of injured firefighters who have been whiplashed is also noted.

The article discusses the verdict of Hulan Jack, borough president of Manhattan, New York. It states that he was found guilty of conspiring with real estate speculator Sidney J. Ungar to hide the truth from the law. It notes the decree is the end of his political career in which he can be imprisoned for three years with 1,500 dollars penalty.

The article deals with the criticism hurled by "The New Yorker" author and critic Lewis Mumford against the slab-sided United Nations Secretariat building in Manhattan, New York. Mumford said that the building showed modern architecture in its utmost functional inadequacy and lack of romanticism because the design was based on the theory that function should be sacrificed to form. He said that the skyscraper does not express the purpose of the United Nations but of a picture-book architecture.

The article focuses on the uprising fashion world in the U.S. for 1960s. It mentions that the creation of miniskirt was considered as the most visual, persistent and audacious element of the fashion wherein it has surged onto the campuses, into offices and out on the avenue anywhere. It also presents the spring's fashion collection in Manhattan, New York City which was previewed by designers as more wildly in the trend of the clothes wherein it features the shortest and the most revealing.

The article talks about New York Steam Co. which has not been showing good earnings in past few quarters. The company supplies steam for power and heating to over 2500 buildings in Manhattan, New York City. Weather of New York has normally been hot in recent years. It has not helped the company's cause either. The company says that it loses 3,000 dollars for every degree-hour that the temperature is above normal.

The article focuses on the court case reflecting on the tensed international relations between Great Britain and the Soviet Union resulting in the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Great Britain over the charges of espionage in the country. It informs that Sir Alec Douglas-Home, British Foreign Secretary in Manhattan, New York, N.Y. spent 80 minutes with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko in which he emphasized that the British step of expelling diplomats was designed to remove an obstacle to good relations between the countries.