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...cheered pictures of Mendès and booed the procession of Old Guard leaders to the presidential palace, France's ship of state had been in irons-sails thrashing, the crew in shouting confusion. Night after night, old President René Coty had climbed from his bed to confer with pouchy-eyed politicians, while ample Madame Coty padded about the palace kitchen in her silken peignoir, serving endless cups of coffee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: The Exact Middle | 3/7/1955 | See Source »

Mission to Moscow. Already Sir Anthony had moved briskly. At the first U.S. hint of interest in U.N. intervention, he had rushed to confer with the U.S. and New Zealand. As a temporary member of the Security Council, New Zealand was nominated to take the lead. Among them, they agreed that the cease-fire proposal should be limited to the outlying islands; if Chiang Kai-shek and Chou En-lai got to arguing about Formosa, there would be no hope of agreement on anything...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COLD WAR: Accentuating the Positive | 2/7/1955 | See Source »

...Bureau rejects the trend followed in other colleges where so-called "guidance specialists" handle counselling work. Perry feels that experienced faculty members are best fitted to confer with students and help them find solutions to their problems...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: From Cramming to Comprehension | 2/5/1955 | See Source »

...Capitol, identical resolutions were introduced in the House and Senate to authorize the White House to confer on five-star General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, 75 this week, the six-star honorary title of "General of the Armies of the United States." Only American so honored previously: John J. ("Black Jack") Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I* With nothing to lose, throneless, jobless ex-King Peter of Yugoslavia told some London newsmen that his ex-realm's Marshal Tito will be tossed out of power by 1975 (when Tito will be an oustable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jan. 31, 1955 | 1/31/1955 | See Source »

Uncertainty about the day of Conant's arrival would preclude a formal function for the ex-president in Cambridge and suggest a series of private conferences with University officers. The ex-president emeritus has returned only twice to Cambridge since he went abroad to Germany. However, he has never returned to confer on University matters...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Conant Intends to Visit University in February | 12/11/1954 | See Source »

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