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Even as it stands there are moments; Liat looking shy and beautiful; Steve Cotler (Billis) shouting orders like a half-pint Sergeant Bilko; Jeanne Klein, a freshman Cliffie, reincarnating Bloody Mary; a chaotic chorus-line finale to "Wonderful Guy"; a lovely, half-drunk kiss between Nellie and Emile; Stolber singing "This Nearly Was Mine." But then there always are moments, and last night they were few and awfully far between...

Author: By Jacob R. Brackman, | Title: South Pacific | 4/24/1965 | See Source »

Many Iranians trembled at the near miss. Said one official: "If the Shah should die tomorrow, this country would become overnight more chaotic than South Viet Nam." The Teheran Journal mourned: "After the Shah there is no one." Young Crown Prince Reza is only four years old, and could not hold effective power even through a regency...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran: Perils of Reform | 4/23/1965 | See Source »

...that toppled Leftist Joāo Goulart, the call to vote was one more indication of the firm purpose of Castello Branco's government. Brazil's soldiers ousted Goulart not just to rescue the country from Communism but also to impose a semblance of order on its chaotic political and economic life. In the twelve months since, a calmer, somewhat chastened Congress has passed more than 200 new laws and constitutional amendments. Among them: agrarian reform, a complete income-tax overhaul, and a law revamping the banking system. The national budget has been cut by 30%. The cruzeiro...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brazil: A Year After | 4/2/1965 | See Source »

...Brazilian government from its people. "I do not like suffering and death," he says, "I am not an idealistic revolutionary. But I do believe that the lower class must be educated by office--by doses of chaos. A little blood now may save a lot later on. The primitive chaotic forces must be released...

Author: By Richard Blumenthal, | Title: Helio Jaguaribe | 3/24/1965 | See Source »

...inhabitants had attacked post offices and disrupted rail services over the Hindi question. Though the most Christian state in India and the one with the highest literacy rate, Kerala is desperately poor and has a radical tradition. Back in 1957 the Communists captured the state government, ruling for 27 chaotic months until removed from of fice by a presidential decree...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India: Red Upset | 3/12/1965 | See Source »

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