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Magazine & Newspaper Articles about Cyrus Eaton

Magazine & Newspaper Articles about Cyrus Eaton 
   
 Acadia, Philosophy, Readings, Advise to Graduates in The Breakfast Commentator by Wes Lawrence, The
          Cleveland Plain Dealer, October 26, 1956
      A Day with Squire Eaton, (No Dude Farmer), The Plain Dealer, November 4, 1972
      Age Fails to Slow Pace of Cyrus S. Eaton by Murray Seeger, Washington, 1970, Describes Eaton’s busy life
           in business, lawsuits, travels to Chile and Soviet Union, and peace endeavors.
     Allende No Threat to Democracy, Eaton Says by John Nusshaum, The Plain Dealer, February 6, 1971
     Along the Highways and Byways of Finalong_the_highways_and_byways_of_finance_new_york_times.pdfance, New York Times, October 15, 1950- Narrates how Eaton hosts
          his grandchildren in Deep Cove each summer without their parents
      A Nobel Prize Reunion by John Demont, MaCleans, July 14, 2003
      An Old Advocate by Bruce West, The Globe and Mail, June 26, 1973
      Anti-Red Probers Take on a Capitalist by Hal Levy, Newsday Long Island, May 28, 1958
          (The House un-American Activities Committee takes on Cyrus Eaton) 
     
Appeal to President Nixon to Close Down Radio Free Europe, March 23, 1972
​     Award from Moscow, Halifax Chronicle Herald, 5-9-60
     
Bad Debt Issue Memorandum, Thompson, Hine and Flory, April 12, 1965​
     Baptist, Industrial Tycoon and Peace-Lover Builds Port in Greenland , Berlingske Tidende, January 13, 
            1957     
     The Battle of Cleveland, Forbes Magazine, April 15, 1967 (
battle between Eaton and Cleveland
         Trust Co)

     Betty Royan (Assistant to Cyrus Eaton: Shorthorn Cattle, Pugwash Conferences, Business)
     Bigoted and Benighted, Editorial in Financial Post, June 3, 1961

            Editorial denounces Sen. Dodd & witch hunt of Cyrus Eaton & false statements about the 1957     
             Conference in Pugwash and the credibility of the scientists attending
     Boris Polevoy Visited my Grandfather with a Delegation of Other Russians, April 1956, by Cathy Eaton 
     The Boy Who Listened to Rockefeller by McKenzie Porter, MaClean Magazine, May 1, 1953 
          
This article explores Eaton's relationship with his mentor, John D. Rockefeller, his boyhood in Pugwash,  
          and remarkable ability to merge and expands companies in steel, iron ore, gas, electrical, and rubber.  It
          looks at his dreams of assisting people from his native Nova Scotia and his philanthropic contributions to
          education. 
     Best Capitalist Friend the Communists Have: Cyrus Eaton by Connecticut Walker,  Oakland Tribune
          Parade, 
December 5, 1971​

     Building his Second Empire , Business Week, March 12, 1955, explores 2nd foray into electric utilities
     C&O Correspondence About Bring Cars to Pugwash: 1954, 1957; car maps
     Capitalist & Commissar, Time Magazine, Sept 15, 1958
          (Visit to Moscow)  
​     A Capitalist in Two Worlds by Merlin,  The SundayTimes, London, England, June 11, 1960
​     Carl Sagan at Thinkers Lodge and Total Eclipse of the Sun
     Carl Stokes Writes about Cyrus Eaton
     Cattle Sale to Russia Is Hailed by Eaton (350 Head to be Shipped), The Plain Dealer, ​September             16, 1971
     
Chairman Eaton Names One of Greatest American Businessmen Praised for his Drive, Individualism, Chessie-
          B&O), September 1, 1967​
     Chances to End fighting in Vietnam from North Vietnamese Side
     Charles Darwin-- Population Problems, april 8, 1958, 2nd Pugwash Conference
​     China, Chile and California -  Address of Cyrus Eaton at Meeting of Commonwealth Club of California, San
          Francisco, June 18, 1971(focuses on trade opportunities and US mistreatment of countries) 
     College Heads' Statement (re withdrawal from brutal Vietnamese War), The New York Times, April 20, 1972
     Communists’ Capitalist by E. J. Kahn, Jr. New Yorker Magazine Oct 10 & 17, 1977
     Curb on Socialism: Cyrus Eaton Sees American Worker as New Financier by Bert Grabow, Indianapolis News,
          Jan 17, 1956
     'Cy" Really Made Good by J. E. Belliveau, Toronto Daily Star, August 6, 1957
     Cyrus Eaton 1883-1979 by John Palanyi, University of Toronto, October 1979, The Bulletin of American  
         Scientists  7
     Cyrus Eaton and Acadia, The Shorthorn World, August 15, 1969     
     Cyrus (and his millions) v Edgar (and his G-men) News Chronicle, London, Eng, June 18, 1958
     Cyrus Eaton and Margaret King, excerpts from History of the Margaret King School by Margaret MacLeod
     Cyrus Eaton and the New York Bankers by John Barden sent to Cyrus Eaton Jr. on Sept 7, 1985

     Cyrus Eaton Assumes C&O Chairmanship, Tracks, February-March 1954
     Cyrus Eaton Awarded Lenin Peace Prize in Pugwash
     Cyrus Eaton at 75 Takes Up Mantle of Peace-Maker by J.A. Hume, Citizen, Dec. 1957
     Cyrus Eaton Dies at 95 by Alden Whitman, NYTimes OBIT, May 11, 1979 
     
Cyrus Eaton in India, The Cleveland Press, February 13, 1964
     Cyrus Eaton Introduces Vice President Hubert Humphrey, July 1965
     Cyrus Eaton: No Dude Farmer, The Cleveland Plain Dealer Sunday Magazine
​          November 5, 1972, by Tom Kaib 
 

     Cyrus Eaton: The Communists' Best Capitalist Friend by Connecticut Walker, December 5, 1971 in  
​         Parade,Oakland Tribune

     Cyrus Eaton gifts Pugwash Junction $10,000 for school in 1928
     Cyrus Eaton-The Bouncing Billionaire by Booton Herndon in True The Man's Magazine, 1958
     
 Cyrus Eaton: The Communists' Best Capitalist Friend by Connecticut Walker, December 5, 1971 in  
         
Parade, Oakland Tribune
      Cyrus Eaton's Hideaway for Brains
 by Ian Sclanders in Maclean's, Caanada's National Magazine, 
         October 27, 1956

     Cyrus S. Eaton, The Bystander, April 5, 1930
     Cyrus Eaton: The Man from Pugwash by James Minifie in “Men of Action”, The Montrealer, Dec 1956
         Describes Eaton 
saving Trumbull Steel workers' jobs, his saving of 750 jobs in Follansbee, West     
           Virginia, and helping to keep Fisher Body employees in Detroit and not be moved to New England
     Cyrus Eaton the Merchant of Peace by John Barden July 31 1959 in The Nation
          Barden examines how Eaton's negotiating expertise in the business world prepares him to broker peace
.
          Included in Congressional Record by William Langer, Feb 26, 1959
     Cyrus Eaton Named One of Greatest American Businessmen, Chessie News, September 1, 1967
     Cyrus Eaton here, praises Childe under Allende Rule by James W. Singer, Chicago Sun Times, January 15,
            1971
     Cyrus Eaton Sizes up the Soviets by John Gale, The Globe and Mail: Toronto:  June 20, 1960
          Eaton explains why the US doesn't need to fear communists and should in forge relationships with them
     Cyrus Eaton Suggests It--Rapport With Cuba, Chicago Sun-Times, January 13, 1969
     Cyrus Eaton -- What's He Up To by John Bird, Feb 16, 17, 18, 1959, The Toronto Star
          
In 3 articles Bird explores Eaton befriending Russian, business ties w Germany, feud with Dulles and banking industry, nuclear war
     Cyrus Stephen Eaton to be Doctor of Laws, 1968
         "Eaton urges the need to trade not fight with the Communists."
     The Diplomatic Capitalist by Jay Miller in Cleveland, September 30, 1996
​     Eaton Assails Kennedy's Handling of Laos Crisis, Chicago's American, March 30, 1961
     Eaton , at 95, Backs China Trade, The New York Times, December 28, 1978
     Eaton Becomes Aid to Roosevelt, June 17, 1938, Cleveland Plain Dealer
      Eaton Calls Peace Prospects Bright, Chicago Daily News, January 15, 1960; Eaton descries US refusal to 
          limit
 atomic bomb testing
      Eaton, Capitalist Peacemonger by Richard H. Smith, The Milwaukee Journal, May 25, 1958 
          (Push to avoid destroying the world with nuclear bombs, US becoming police state & peace conf)
     Eaton Charges Nixon with War Escalation, The Cleveland Citizen, October 9, 1970
     Eaton's Co-Existence Campaign Traced to boyhood Daydream by Al Ostrow, The Halifax Bhronicle-Herald,
​          July 31, 1959

     Eaton Declares Russ Eager to Disarm They'll Let U.S. Write Ticket on Controls, Says Industrialist by Jay
         McMullen
, Chicago Daily News, December 22, 1960
     Eaton Favors Competitive Bidding for High Grade Securities of Established Industrial Companies ​
​     Eaton Group Maps East-West 'Treaty' by Donald M. Schwartz, Chicago Sun-Times, January 12, 1961
​     Eaton Invites Mr. K and Co. to Cleveland by Al Ostrow, Cleveland Press and News, September 12, 1960
     Eaton Is Empire Builder by Al Ostrow & Bill Tanner, The Cleveland Press, Feb 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, & 26,  
         1955
 
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​     Eaton Lauds 'Progressive' Red Nations, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 12, 1960
     Eaton Laughs, Warns by Frank Morris, Nov 25, 1958 re friendship with Soviets in Detroit Times
     Eaton's Fortunes Shift with Times, page 2 of article
     
Eaton-Lewis 'Sweetheart' Pacts Lead to Fiscal Marriage; Miners Orphaned, The Milwaukee Journal, May 13, 
          1962
     Eaton, Otis, and Co. Aid Railroad Modernization by Robert Seltzer, The Cleveland Press, January 24, 1947
     Eaton's Pugwash Thinkers Enjoy Visit by Allen Gleaton, Newsweek Magazine, August 10, 1955
     Eaton Visits Castro, Accepts Bid to Cuba, The Cleveland Press, Sept 28, 1960
     Eaton: Castro Wants Better US Ties by Edward A. O'Neill, The Washington Post, February 12, 1974
​
     Eaton Says Castro Aided by U.S. Policy by John Clark, The Plain Dealer, May 13, 1968
     Eaton Says US-Cuba Ties Could Be Resumed Soon by H. J. Maidenberg, NY Times, Feb 12, 1974
     Eaton Trusts in Soviet Sincerity 1960 The Evening Star 
     The Eatons Appraise Their Peace Mission by Ted Princiotto, Cleveland Plain Dealer, May 6, 1960
     Eaton Urges Canada to Recognize China by Wilfred List in The Globe and the Mail, October 23, 1959
     Editorial analysis by Julian Krawcheck on public change in reaction to Cyrus Eaton's message of
          neccesity to find common grounds with USSR and not destroy the world
, Dec 16, 1958

     Eight Brandt Men Ask U.S. to Close Radio Free Europe, L.A. Times/Washington Post, The Plain Dealer, March
          24, 1972
     Eighty-Four Years for Cleveland's Cyrus Eaton, The Clevelander, December 1967
     Embattled Individualist, Fortune Magazine, July 1958
     The Empire Builder by George E. Condon, The Plain Dealer, Jan 21, 1965
         Connecting Eaton to the history and heritage of Cleveland, Ohio
         13 thoughtful questions & discussion ideas from Condon for Eaton interview
        how_not_to_win_friends_and._._._by_george_e._condon__0d__0d.pdf, The Plain Dealer, January 29,
         1971 Discusses Eaton’s controversial & unpopular statements about Chile, US government, and Ecuador  
     Emerald Necklace _ Eaton gives land for parks in Cleveland, 1955
     Envoys in Cuba See Hope in Viet Talks, Says Eaton, the Cleveland Press, May 13, 1968
     From the Pugwash Thinkers Harsh Words for Politicians 1960 Star Weekly
     
"History May Judge Cyrus Eaton the Most Noted Figure of All Time in Cleveland," - City's Press Club Eaton
          named Outstanding Clevelander, 1967​
     How Things Are at Pugwash by Wes Lawrence, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, August 8,1955.
     Ike, Khrush Urged to End War Threat, The Cincinnati Post and Times Star, October 31, 1958
          ("Exchange Visits, Not Letters, Eaton Pleads)
     
Industrialist Cyrus Eaton Dies at 95 Washington Post Obituary ​By Edward A. O'Neill May 11, 1979
     Industrialist Cyrus Eaton Is Farmer First by Marc D. Gleisser, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, 1961
     Is Cyrus Eaton Really Stepping Out, Business Week, February 17, 1968
          
Conjecture about Eaton selling off or merging or yielding control of specific steel and iron ore companies
     John D. Rockefeller: The Cleveland Years by Grace Goulder, The Western Reserve Historical Society,     
           Cleveland 1972: Excepts about Cyrus Eaton's & Others' summer working for Rockefeller  (missing 213)
     Kennedy Announcement on Resuming Nuclear Testing, March, 1961.​
     Khrushchev’s Favorite Capitalist by Jay Miller
     Khrushchev Invites Himself, The New York Times, September 3, 1960
     Kosygin Daughter Visits Eaton Northfield Farmby George J. Barmann, The Plain Dealer,  
             
September 14, 1970

     K's Capitliast…on Power and the Pentagon by Donald Edgar, Evening Standard, London England,June 8,
         1960 
     ‘K’ Wants Ike Visit- Eaton, Detroit Times, Nov 24, 1958
          
Cyrus Eaton encourages Khrushchev and Eisenhower to meet and visit each other's countries
     The Last of the Tycoons by Tris Coffin, Coronet​, December 1956
     Lenin Prize Awarded to Eaton During Scots Fete in Pugwash by Harrison E. Salislbury, , The New York Times,
         July 21, 1960
     Lenin Prize Received by Eaton During Scots Fete in Pugwash, The New York Times, July 2, 1960
     
Lies in Nixon’s November 3rd Speech On Vietnam Policy; Contrasts what Nixon said with facts (around 
          1970)
     Life and Times of Cyrus Eaton as Model for Evolution of Dynamic Creed for Modern Industry by Tris Coffin,            March 3, 1955,  Eaton  exemplified a new creed for industry -- mass public ownership of securities, an enduring partnership of capital
          & labor, splitting up financial power through competitive bidding on major financing & regional 
financial centers,  schools where intellectual
          freedom & independence is encouraged, &  strides in material welfare of 
workers and farmers.   
  
     The Lofty World of Cyrus Eaton by Tony McVeigh in Executive for the Men of Decision
           A Hugh C. Maclean Publication, October 1960

     Loved and Hated: Eaton: One-Man Sage of Changing Fortunes in Business and Politics by Robert  
​            G. McGruder, The Plain Dealer, January 1, 1977

     The Great Dipper (Personna Grata), Saturday Night, December 10, 1955
          (Portrait of Cyrus Eaton and exploration of his business accomplishments and successes)
     The Lofty World of Cyrus Eaton by Tony McVeigh, Executive for the Men of Decision, a Hugh C. Maclean
         Publication, October 1960
     Make Canada Use Influence, Eaton Urges, The Globe and Mail: Toronto, Nov 17, 1960
          Eaton urges Canada to influence newly elected US government to stop nuclear aggression
     The Man From Pugwash by Robert Sheehan, Fortune Magazine, March 1961
          Sheehan summarizes Eaton's business career and explores his controversial advocacy of relationships     
​          with the Soviet Union.

     The Man in the Tower by George E. Condon
          Parts one and two as well as entire book Cleveland: the Best Kept Secret. Condon covers Eaton's connection with Rockefeller, his business history, the rise and fall of his empires in electric, steel,iron ore, and railroad industries as well as his personali life and life as a peace activist, bokering strong relationhips with the Russians.
     Maverick Millionaire: Cyrus Eaton at Age 86 Still Pushes for Peace and Stirs Controversy by James
         MacGregor, The Wall Street Journal, October 28, 1970

     Memories of the Late Cyrus Eaton By Borden Fawcett, former Chief Pilot of Steep Rock Iron Mines
     Memories of Truman, Eaton..And Dewey by Howard Skidmore, The Herald Weekend Magazine, June 5,
         1986

     Middle East Problems Also Aired at Pugwash, The Halifax Chronicle, ​August 7, 1956​
     Military Spending Perils U.S. Finances, Eaton Warns Nixon by Dick Pergler, Cleveland press,
​         November 14, 1969

     Millionaire Philosopher:Cyrus Stephen Eaton, The New York Times, July 11, 1957
     
Minister to Millionaire: Cyrus S. Eaton Rose Rapidly by W. S. Reynolds
        From Baptist Lay Minister to capitalist, summary of early career, fortune lost, regained, Peace negotiations
     Mr. Eaton's Utilities Background, 1950s  
     Mr. K's Friend Cyrus Doesn't Mind Being Hated, Evening Standard,December 2, 1960
     The Muscovite's Delight by George Condon in Clevleand The Best Kept Secret about Russians Visiting
​         Cleveland

     The Other Cyrus Eaton by Edwin H. Wilson Humanist 1956 (good look at Eaton's views on philosphy & 
          diverse beliefs)
     Optimism Views Find Cyrus Eaton Cool in Chicago by Norton Kay, Chicago Sun-Times, March 10, 1960
​     'Outspoken Eaton's Mail Mounts by Emerson L. Batdforff, Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 3, 1958
     Peace Begins in Pugwash by Margaret Eaton ( a brief look at Cyrus Eaton, the Pugwash movement and
          several poems by Margaret Eaton)
     Pictou Lodge Correspondence with Cyrus Eaton about Lodging for 1957 Conference
     Pineo Lodge Correspondence with Cyrus Eaton & MR Baird -- 1947, 1948, 1952 (repairs, accomodations, and          costs) 
     
'Porter on Eaton Talk Industrialist's Plan Goes Beyond Diplomatic Pattern of Double Talk, Obfuscation and
          Face Saving
by Philip W. Porter, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, October 23, 1958​
     President Responds to Pickets for Peace by Marjorie Hunter, The New York Times, January 16, 1962​
     Rapport With Cuba?  Cyrus Eaton Suggests It by David Murray
           Chicago Sun-Times, January 13, 1969​

     A Rare Tycoon by Bruce West, The Toronto Globe and Mail, December 5, 1977
​     Reds' Envoy Here, Asks U.S. Trade by Al Reds' Envoy Here, Asks U.S. Trade by Ostrow, The Cleveland        
             Press, 
​April 12,  1958

     
Recent Achievements of Cyrus Eaton and His Cleveland Banking House, Otis & Co, October 8, 1945:
          Focusing on railroads, competitive bidding, Bell Telephone Co, , Consumer Power Co, 
     Reverard Cyus Eaton becomes pastor at Lakewood Baptist Church, 1906 (in The Lakewood Ledger)
     Right to Criticize Reprisal: Fight Against U.S. Senators by Max Freedman, the Manchester Guardian, 
          May 22,1958 (Eaton criticizes Federal Bureau of Investigation)
     Russia Ready to End Cold War, Says Eaton by Phillip M Swatek, The Cincinnati Enquirer, October 31, 1958
     Russians Scientists Find Meeting of Minds in Conferences Happy, The New York Times, July 12, 1957
​     Scientists Assay the Nuclear Age: 22 from 10 Nations Assemble for Study in the Nova Scotia
         Home of Cy
rus Eaton 
by Raymond Daniel,The New York Times,  July 10, 1957
     Scientists Warn of 'Annihilation' by Raymond Daniel, The New York Times, July 12, 1957
     Scientists Wary on Giving Data of Nuclear Perils to the World by Raymond Daniell, The New York Times, July
          11, 1957
     Soviet Gift Horse Looked in Mouth, The New York Times, March 18, 1960
     Statement from the Second Pugwash Conference, May 1958, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
     Strange Passages  Time Magazine, 1930    Time Magazine Cover, 1930
     The Strange Romance Between John L. Lewis and Cyrus Eaton by Nat Caldwell and Gene S. Graham, 
          Harper's Magazine, December 1961 
     Susan Huxley at Acadia Farms with Cyrus Eaton: Life Mag, December 11, 1964
     Thinkers Town Becomes Scene at Gathering, Halilfax Chroicle Herald, 6-29-60
     
The Tireless Foe of Folly by Karen Hasman, Chicago Daily News, April 8, 1970
     Treasure Tour (at Acadia Farms) by Marjorie Alge, The Cleveland Press, April 22, 1967
     Tris Coffin's Essay about Thinkers Lodge and First Conferences, courtesy WRHS
     
Trust Russians, End War Spirit, US Industrialist Urges by David Spurgeon  Nov 21, 1957 The Globe and Mail
     
Visions Maritimes As "Richest, Happiest Area", The Halifax Chronicle-Herald, May 27, 1957
     Visit with Cyrus Eaton, Think Magazine by Al Ostrow, April 1958
     A Visit with Cyrus Eaton (The Private Life of a Controversial Tycoon), October 8, 1966 in Star Weekly
     
Welcome Home (The Return of the Thinker), The Chronicle Herald, February 7, 1964
     What It's Like When the Krushchevs Say 'Come to Tea" by Jean Campbell, The Evening      
          STandard, Dec 8, 1960

     
What Really Does Make Cyrus Eaton Tick? By Lotta Depsey, Toronto Daily Star, September 1, 1967​
     When Kosygin Dropped In by L. D. Wicker, The Atlantic-Advocate, August 1967
          (Eaton meets Kosygin in Newfoundland)
     The Whiphand of Cyrus Eaton in Finance, April, 1966, (A look at wealth, mergers, power, and  
         unfavorable/favorable public opinions.  Note cover photograph of Eaton is by Yousuf Karsh
​
      Why I send Cows to Farm Boy Khrushchev! By David J. Ghent, The Telegram, Toronto, July 23, 1959
     Yesterday and Today .. in the Lives of Famous Folk (Cyrus Eaton) 1950s
 
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