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Back to Business Air Force Secretary Harold Talbott insisted two weeks ago that he had "no more idea than a jackrabbit" of resigning, despite the disclosures about his part-time business activities (TIME, Aug. 1 et seq.) After President Eisenhower read the 471-page Senate subcommittee hearings on Talbott, the Secretary resigned and the President promptly accepted his resignation, saying that it was the "right" thing...
August is also the time for the piercing locust cries of the hucksters of haute couture, who give interviews about what the new fashion line shall be, but sorry monsieur, no photographs: the Fashion Syndicate decrees no pictures until Aug...
...Aging (34) onetime Heavyweight Boxing Champ Ezzard Charles suffered the final indignity of losing a ten-round fight to dancing Tommy "Hurricane" Jackson, who shuffled, jumped and jabbed his way to a unanimous decision. Explained Loser Charles: "I loafed." ¶ As the Davis Cup challenge round drew near (Aug. 26-28), the U.S. tennis team suffered what might be a crippling blow: 24-year-old Tony Trabert, French and Wimbledon champion, was out of action with a pulled shoulder muscle. Unless he recovers, his two erratic teammates, Vic Seixas and Hamilton Richardson, will have difficulty hanging on to the hard...
...week starting Wednesday, Aug. 10. Times are E.D.T., subject to change...
...Merry Partners, by E. J. Kahn Jr. A nostalgic stroll through the bygone world of Harrigan and Hart, top-billed vaudeville team of the '70snd '80s, with many an off-Broadway glance at the New York of their heyday (TIME. Aug...