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Dates: during 1950-1959
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¶ On Dec. 30, 1953, Adams called Federal Trade Commission Chairman Edward F. Howrey to ask for the source of an FTC complaint against Goldfine for putting a "90% wool, 10% vicuña" label on cloth that actually contained some nylon. ¶ On April 14, 1955, when Goldfine was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INVESTIGATIONS: The Broken Rule | 6/23/1958 | See Source »

In defense of its refusal to turn the area over to the Indonesians-who call it West Irian and claim it on the grounds that it was part of the old Netherlands East Indies-the Netherlands government has consistently argued that 1) Western New Guinea has no ethnic connection with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WESTERN NEW GUINEA: A Sacred Trust | 6/16/1958 | See Source »

Besides being arbitrary, Dutch administration in New Guinea struck the parliamentary team as often ineffective. Fewer than half the 700,000 native inhabitants of Netherlands New Guinea live in areas "under administrative control." Even in one of the allegedly pacified zones-the Wissel Lakes region-the commission revealed that an...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WESTERN NEW GUINEA: A Sacred Trust | 6/16/1958 | See Source »

Winding up their eight-day meeting in Pittsburgh last week, the 1,200 delegates to the first General Assembly of the brand-new United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (TIME, June 9) heard these notable recommendations: <| From 2,000 to 2,500 additional ministers should be recruited by 1970, seminary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: The Healing Ministry | 6/16/1958 | See Source »

To control the industry's enthusiasm for extravagant claims and keep a watch out for harmful ingredients, both the Federal Trade Commission and the Food and Drug Administration occasionally have to step in. FTC allows harmless puffs-"ours is best"-draws the line at "youth-reviving creams" and at...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MODERN LIVING: The Pink Jungle | 6/16/1958 | See Source »

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