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Political Career: First elected to Parliament in 1945 from home constituency of the Wirral, near Liverpool, he won reputation as spirited young backbencher, specialized in economic affairs, was picked by Rab Butler as his chief assistant in formulating program which returned Tories to power in 1951. After election, Eden made...
Died. General Manuel Avila Camacho, 58, President of Mexico (1940-46); of a heart attack; at his ranch near Mexico City. A brave but unflamboyant fighter in the flamboyant Mexican revolution, Avila Camacho climbed the ranks to Minister of National Defense under President (1934-40) Lázaro Cá...
A subtle and rather dream-like atmosphere of madness does, in fact, seep into most of the scenes of the film because of its unusual photographic technique. The camera seldom remains still for more than a moment before tilting upward to some tricky angle or plunging in for a close...
That firm believer in men as islands unto themselves, Cinemactor-Crooner Frank Sinatra (TIME, Aug. 29), tolled the bells over two big deals he had in the works. First, Frankie and NBC abruptly called off their parleys about the network's lavish five-year contract offer of about $3...
Ten-Day Warning. Price was a believer in parapsychology himself until he read (somewhat belatedly) David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. (Wrote Hume in the first half of the 18th century: "No testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a kind...