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1979Year A new ihdependent hardcover publisher, Congdon & Lines, is introducing French ownership into general trade‐
book publishing in the United States. Congdon Publishers Sold to Frenchman
1964Year The Viking Press, which is planning to expand its children's‐
book publishing program, has appointed Miss Velma V. Vamer managing director and editor. Miss Varner and Mrs. Annis Duff, editor of Viking Junior Books, will have joint editorial direction of an enlarged department Viking Press Appoints Aide To Children's Book Division
1942Year US Victory Book Campaign (Red Cross, USO and Amer Library Assn)
book pubs luncheon meeting, NYC; pledge aid to Jan 5th drive; OWI to help collect and send books to armed forces VICTORY BOOK DRIVE SET; Emphasis This Time to Be on Good Books for Service Men
1975Year Joseph Okpaku, in int, discusses founding of Third Press, which will publish book called Coup d'Etat in America, the CIA and the Assassination of John F Kennedy, by Michael Canfield and Alan J Weberman
book purports to show Lee Harvey Oswald was 'deep-cover' CIA agent who acted for CIA in killing Kennedy (S) Luck and the C.I.A.
1941Year W G Sebold testifies L Waalen brought FBI secret instruction book on combating defense espionage and sabotage to FBI decoy radio station
book put in record; Sebold testifies Germans sent funds for Sperry bombsight purchase U.S. SAYS NAZI SPY GOT 'SECRET' BOOK; FBI Instructions to Defense Industries Were to Co to Berlin, Court Is Told
2006Year Alan B Kreuger Economic Scene column discusses Prof Morris M Kleiner's new book Licensing Occupations: Ensuring Quality or Restricting Competition?
book questions value of occupational licensing; holds that licenses limit competition in various professions instead of protecting consumers as intended; services become more expensive without notable improvements in quality as result; Kleiner estimates 20 percent of workers in 2000 worked in occupation that required state license compared to 5 percent in 1950's; suggests public representatives working on licensing boards and certification programs in place of licenses as possible solutions (M) Do You Need a License to Earn a Living? You Might Be Surprised at the Answer