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...about his (and England's) present predicament, the poor man says: "You have no idea how pleasant it is not to have any future. It's like having a totally efficient contraceptive." "Or like being impotent," says one Russian interrogator drily. The Englishman has the grace to blush...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: To Russia for Luv | 1/24/1964 | See Source »

...disappointing Aïda and a modest Manon. Aïda succeeded in sharing some of the opening night glitter with its $50-a-seat audience, but it was plagued by the galloping vulgarity that now and then attacks the Met's production staff. Manon appeared with a blush three nights later and, despite troubles of its own, triumphed quietly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Opera: The Schippers Festival | 10/25/1963 | See Source »

...flew from the copilot's seat, rather than the pilot's seat on the left, where regular students are taught. But the instruction, designed to undercut feminine fears and build confidence that they could handle a plane, was simple and optimistic enough to make an oldtime pilot blush...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transportation: What to Do When the Pilot Dies | 10/18/1963 | See Source »

Sticking on Subsidies. At first blush, a U.S. wheat sale seemed like a good idea. It would cut the nation's 1.2 billion-bushel wheat surplus-if only by 75 million or 100 million bushels. It would narrow the U.S.'s $5 billion deficit in the balance of payments-if only by a small fraction. A.F.L.-C.I.O. President George Meany, an opponent of any deal with the Reds, was for this one. So was Commerce Secretary Luther Hodges. So were Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman J. William Fulbright, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Allen Ellender and House Agriculture Committee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cold War: A Deal in Wheat? | 10/4/1963 | See Source »

Those who saw Miss Fay blush in The Mandrake last month will hardly recognize her now as she barks orders in her hat shop and causes Fadinard some considerable embarrassement. The Cast AN ITALIAN STRAW HAT, by Eugene Labiche. At the Loeb Drama Center through Aug. 24. Directed by Norris Houghton, with sets by Donald Soule and costumes by Lewis Smith. Virginie Jody Locker Felix Mark Bramhall Vezinet Tony Corbett Fadinard Paul Schmidt Anals Wendy Bensinger Emile John A. Williams Nonancourt Paul R. Barstow Helene Etain O'Malley Bobin Thomas Babe Clara Patricia Fay Tardiveau Timothy Mayer Achille de Rosalba...

Author: By Joseph M. Russin, | Title: 'Italian Straw Hat' at Loeb | 8/16/1963 | See Source »

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